Tolmay Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tolmay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolmay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4011:38,6714,975
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tolmay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tolmay is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolmay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,596th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tolmay live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,401 people, or 1 in 38,671. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, North West, where 12 percent live and Limpopo, where 11 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Tolmay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tolmay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tolmay last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tolmay Last Name Statistics demography

Tolmay earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 120.48% more than the national average, earning R 523,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toulmay922/
Tolmaye921/
Tolma91499/
Tolmy910/
Tolmač83257/
Tolmaç83231/
Tolmas8382/
Tolmaz8323/
Talmay838/
Tholma835/
Tolmai834/
Tolmey832/
Tolmau831/
Tolmayova802/
Tolmach771,152/
Tolmats7779/
Tolmais7720/
Thalmay7710/
Toulmai779/
Toulmey775/
Tocilma771/
Tolmash771/
Tolmatz771/
Tolmacz771/
Talmaye771/
Talma732,336/
Tolme73148/
Tulma73110/
Talmy7344/
Tolmé738/
Tolmi734/
Tolmatch718/
Tulmahya714/
Talmayat711/
Tolmie671,903/
Talmat67892/
Talmaç67489/
Talmai67433/
Tolmer67309/
Talmas67256/
Toulme67121/
Talmey67116/
Talmaz6774/
Thalma6766/
Tolmei6722/
Tulmau6713/
Talmah6713/
Tolmes679/
Toulmé678/
Talmač677/
Tolmahova676/
Thulma674/
Talmma673/
Tuulma673/
Tulmaç672/
Taulma671/
Tulmah671/
Talmau671/
Talmoa671/
Talhma671/
Talmaa671/
Tolmatsch671/
Tolmet671/
Tolmoe671/
Toulmi671/
Tolmez671/
Tulmat671/
Tallmy670/
Talmae670/

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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 Tolmay
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