Tolo Surname
Approximately 37,326 people bear this surname
Tolo Surname Definition:
Tolo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: elephant.
Read More About This SurnameTolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 19,425 | 1:874 | 105 |
| Iran | 4,841 | 1:15,861 | 2,065 |
| South Africa | 3,754 | 1:14,432 | 1,821 |
| Philippines | 1,402 | 1:72,210 | 12,451 |
| Indonesia | 810 | 1:163,271 | 15,899 |
| Afghanistan | 660 | 1:48,717 | 1,716 |
| DR Congo | 657 | 1:112,450 | 12,366 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Papua New Guinea | 473 | 1:17,238 | 1,733 |
| Cameroon | 468 | 1:44,378 | 5,843 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 400 | 1:8,841 | 1,777 |
| Ivory Coast | 399 | 1:57,823 | 3,427 |
| Pakistan | 378 | 1:472,603 | 8,344 |
| Nigeria | 335 | 1:528,784 | 26,031 |
| Lesotho | 320 | 1:6,352 | 1,330 |
| Liberia | 308 | 1:14,313 | 1,502 |
| Benin | 261 | 1:39,600 | 5,089 |
| United States | 226 | 1:1,603,801 | 107,667 |
| Norway | 198 | 1:25,971 | 3,506 |
| Solomon Islands | 167 | 1:3,473 | 385 |
| Italy | 154 | 1:397,121 | 44,646 |
| Spain | 133 | 1:351,519 | 20,096 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Congo | 97 | 1:51,434 | 4,724 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Niger | 82 | 1:234,049 | 7,581 |
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| Austria | 57 | 1:149,394 | 19,936 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Zambia | 42 | 1:377,379 | 19,273 |
| Croatia | 41 | 1:103,137 | 16,264 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| American Samoa | 30 | 1:1,859 | 357 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Andorra | 18 | 1:4,658 | 913 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Toló (5) & Tolò (1) are calculated separately.
Tolo (5,317) may also be a first name.
Tolo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tolo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: elephant.
User-submitted Reference
The Tolo surname means 'arrow head' in Xhosa. An arrow used for hunting when paired with a bow.
- cynojackTolo Demographics
Average Male Tolo Height
176.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tolo (Arabic: تولو, Hindi: तोलो, Marathi: टोलो, Russian: Толо) has its highest incidence in Mali. It may also be found as: Toló or Tolò. For other possible spellings of Tolo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tolo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,923rd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 195,240 people. The last name Tolo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Tolo live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 92,577th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 5,317 people.
The surname is most numerous in Mali, where it is held by 19,425 people, or 1 in 874. Apart from Mali this last name exists in 86 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Tolo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tolo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tolo surname increased 22,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tolo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tolo last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tolo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 51.24% less than the national average, earning €14,642 per year; in Norway they earn 4.99% less than the national average, earning 328,806 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.23% less than the national average, earning R 146,784 per year; in United States they earn 20.91% more than the national average, earning $52,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.08% more than the national average, earning $73,072 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tolo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tolo in the Hindi language | ||
| तोलो | tolo | 75 |
| टोलो | tolo | 25 |
| Tolo in the Marathi language | ||
| टोलो | tolo | 55.56 |
| तोलो | tolo | 22.22 |
| टोळो | tolo | 11.11 |
| टॉळो | tolo | 11.11 |
| Tolo in the Russian language | ||
| Толо | tolo | - |
| Tolo in the Arabic language | ||
| تولو | twlw | - |
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