Tolf Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tolf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3211:30,6752,507
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Tolf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tolf occurs most in Sweden. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 576,965th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname Tolf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Tolf are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 30,675. In Sweden Tolf is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 16 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent live and Jönköping County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Sweden Tolf exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Tolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tolf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tolf surname are 4.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.11% registered to vote for the party.

Tolf earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $43,945 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tholf8932/
Tolfe8913/
Tolff899/
Tolft892/
Toolf891/
Tolfs890/
Toself8013/
Talf7558/
Tulf759/
Tolb758/
Tolbh679/
Tolph675/
Tulfe673/
Tülff671/
Tolvz671/
Talfe671/
Toulb671/
Talft671/
Thalf671/
Toutleff671/
Toolw670/
Tulff670/
Tallf670/
Taglif60215/
Totlev604/
Tuttlf602/
Talb503,863/
Talv50176/
Talw507/
Telv502/
Tulb501/

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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
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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 Tolf
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