Tolli Surname
Approximately 2,141 people bear this surname
Tolli Surname User-submission:
My research shows that the name "Tolli" is a corruption of the Etruscan word "tollee", which means "high place". In Tuscany there's a "Villa a Tolli" which is a village that dates from the 12th century. It is indeed on a high place. There are no graves with the name "Tolli" in the cemetery.
Read More About This SurnameTolli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 657 | 1:93,085 | 16,026 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Benin | 353 | 1:29,279 | 3,865 |
| United States | 265 | 1:1,367,770 | 94,877 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Indonesia | 94 | 1:1,406,906 | 96,143 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Albania | 25 | 1:116,562 | 10,484 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Tolli (1,029) may also be a first name.
Tolli Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
My research shows that the name "Tolli" is a corruption of the Etruscan word "tollee", which means "high place". In Tuscany there's a "Villa a Tolli" which is a village that dates from the 12th century. It is indeed on a high place. There are no graves with the name "Tolli" in the cemetery. I worked for an international company and found an employee in Finland with the name. I asked if he knew where in Italy his ancestors came from, and when. He didn't know where but they'd been in Finland for 900 years.
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Tolli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tolli Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tolli (Hindi: टोल्ली, Russian: Толли) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tolli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 195,889th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,403,805 people. The surname Tolli is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Tolli are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 250,123rd most frequent given name in the world, held by 1,029 people.
Tolli is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 657 people, or 1 in 93,085. In Italy Tolli is most frequent in: Lazio, where 50 percent reside, Abruzzo, where 43 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 4 percent reside. Other than Italy this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 18 percent reside and Benin, where 16 percent reside.
Tolli Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tolli are 5.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.49% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tolli earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 21% less than the national average, earning €23,724 per year and in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,548 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tolli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tolli in the Hindi language | ||
| टोल्ली | tolli | - |
| Tolli in the Russian language | ||
| Толли | tolli | - |
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