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
The surname Tolli (Hindi: टोल्ली, Russian: Толли) is found most in Italy. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tolli? popularity and diffusion
It is the 195,889th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,403,805 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Tolli live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 250,123rd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,029 people.
The surname Tolli is most numerous in Italy, where it is held by 657 people, or 1 in 93,085. In Italy Tolli is mostly found in: Lazio, where 50 percent live, Abruzzo, where 43 percent live and Emilia-Romagna, where 4 percent live. Aside from Italy this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 18 percent live and Benin, where 16 percent live.
Tolli Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tolli last name are 5.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.49% registered to vote for the 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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