Tolessa Surname

47,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tolessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,7861:9,0441,383
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tolessa (10,646) may also be a first name.

Tolessa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tolessa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tolessa is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolessa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,690th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 672,221 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tolessa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tolessa is also the 58,754th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 10,646 people.

Tolessa is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 10,786 people, or 1 in 9,044. Not including Ethiopia Tolessa exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Tolessa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tolessa are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Tolessa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.63% more than the national average, earning $55,073 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tollessa939/
Tolesa9210,976/
Tolssa921/
Tolossa8613,950/
Tolassa8640/
Toleasa8616/
Tollesa869/
Tolessi867/
Tolesha862/
Tolesso861/
Toliesa861/
Toleesa861/
Tolissa861/
Tolsa83773/
Tollossa8014/
Toleasoa804/
Toulessy802/
Thalessa801/
Tallessa801/
Taleessa801/
Tolosa7762,499/
Tolasa771,992/
Telesa77230/
Talesa77141/
Toleza77133/
Tolsau7755/
Tolces7753/
Tolcea7742/
Tolese7727/
Tolisa779/
Tulesa777/
Tolsap775/
Tolsha774/
Toleso773/
Toolsa771/
Tolsah771/
Tolges771/
Tollsa771/
Talssa771/
Tolysa771/
Touleassi75528/
Taleyssat7526/
Tollosa712,264/
Toleshi711,771/
Teleasa71128/
Talessy71100/
Telesha7188/
Talesha7152/
Tolisso7142/
Tolesio7134/
Tolecha7125/
Thalesa7124/
Talissa7122/
Toleshe7116/
Talassa7110/
Telesai7110/
Tolciss719/
Telissa719/
Talesia718/
Tolosau718/
Talesay717/
Teleisa716/
Talesah716/
Talesse715/
Tuliesa715/
Telesso715/
Taleisa714/
Tholasa714/
Toolasa714/
Toleser713/
Tolosso713/
Tolosaa713/
Tollesi713/
Toilisa712/
Toulosa712/
Taletsa712/
Tolosha712/
Tolasha711/
Tolesie711/
Tolisah711/
Telesea711/
Talaesa711/
Talesso711/
Telesza711/
Talesis711/
Tolisoa711/
Tulesha711/
Tulesse711/
Tholsia711/
Tolojsa711/
Toilesi711/
Tholsay711/
Taleesa711/
Tolasso710/
Tolisha710/
Tollisa710/
Toylisa710/
Tolja67584/
Tulsa67303/
Toulisse67275/
Tolsy67156/
Tolza67148/
Tolca67117/
Talsa6780/
Thalassa6743/
Tolsi6739/
Tolge6733/
Teleisha6729/
Tolsá6719/
Talaesea6712/
Taelassa678/
Thoolsap675/
Thalesha674/
Talesser674/
Tolso673/
Thalesas673/
Tolze673/
Tolitsas673/
Tugliesa672/
Toluisis672/
Tollisha672/
Tolsà672/
Tolse672/
Thalesap672/
Tallyssa672/
Tolishes671/
Teliesha671/
Tholisha671/
Taleasia671/
Talessio671/
Taliesia671/
Thelissa671/
Thalesai671/
Thalesso671/
Taleshad671/
Taleisis671/
Tolce671/
Tolecias671/
Tollecha671/
Tolescio671/
Thaleesa671/
Taleisha670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tolessa
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