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 last name Tollesson is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tollesson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,244,200th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Tollesson live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Tollesson is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 72,939. In Sweden Tollesson is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 78 percent live, Halland County, where 7 percent live and Stockholm County, where 6 percent live. Besides Sweden it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Tollesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Tollesson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tollesson last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political 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
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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 Tollesson
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