Tollesson Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tollesson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tollesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1351:72,9395,479
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tollesson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tollesson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tollesson? popularity and diffusion

Tollesson is the 1,244,200th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Tollesson live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 72,939. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 78 percent reside, Halland County, where 7 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Sweden this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Tollesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tollesson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tollesson surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tollesson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tollesson last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Tollesson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.57% less than the national average, earning $27,371 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tollesson
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