Tollessen Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Tollessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tollessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Tollessen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tollessen occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tollessen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Tollessen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Tollessen reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Tollessen is most frequent in: Washington, where 75 percent live, Louisiana, where 6 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Tollessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tollessen surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tollessen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.81% less than the national average, earning 208,301 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.29% more than the national average, earning $56,650 USD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tollessen
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