Tolo Surname

14,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Tolo Surname Definition:

Tolo is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: elephant.

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Tolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali19,4251:874105
Iran4,8411:15,8612,065
South Africa3,7541:14,4321,821
Philippines1,4021:72,21012,451
Indonesia8101:163,27115,899
Afghanistan6601:48,7171,716
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Papua New Guinea4731:17,2381,733
Cameroon4681:44,3785,843
Bosnia and Herzegovina4001:8,8411,777
Ivory Coast3991:57,8233,427
Pakistan3781:472,6038,344
Nigeria3351:528,78426,031
Lesotho3201:6,3521,330
Liberia3081:14,3131,502
Benin2611:39,6005,089
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Norway1981:25,9713,506
Solomon Islands1671:3,473385
Italy1541:397,12144,646
Spain1331:351,51920,096
France1071:620,77381,454
Congo971:51,4344,724
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Niger821:234,0497,581
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Austria571:149,39419,936
Australia511:529,32739,816
India471:16,320,540259,912
Zambia421:377,37919,273
Croatia411:103,13716,264
Portugal381:274,16410,086
American Samoa301:1,859357
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Andorra181:4,658913
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Israel131:658,28045,106
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
England111:5,065,278148,650
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Albania91:323,78416,217
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Panama61:652,04310,051
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

The Tolo surname means 'arrow head' in Xhosa. An arrow used for hunting when paired with a bow.

- cynojack

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) is more commonly found in Mali than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Toló or Tolò. For other possible spellings of Tolo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolo? popularity and diffusion

Tolo is the 14,923rd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 195,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Tolo reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Mande Africa. Tolo is also the 92,577th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 5,317 people.

The surname Tolo is most numerous in Mali, where it is held by 19,425 people, or 1 in 874. Excluding Mali Tolo exists in 86 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Tolo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tolo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 22,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tolo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tolo are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Toló925/
Tolò921/
Toloi898,718/
Tholo893,663/
Tollo891,812/
Tolos891,303/
Tolio89931/
Tolop89858/
Toloy89738/
Toolo89639/
Toulo89540/
Toylo89448/
Tolot89383/
Tolou89261/
Toloa89166/
Tolod89164/
Tolgo89147/
Toloh89102/
Toloo8957/
Toloș8951/
Toluo8918/
Toilo8913/
Totlo8911/
Toloz897/
Tolyo896/
Toloş896/
Tuolo895/
Tološ892/
Toloğ891/
Toslo891/
Tojlo891/
Tohlo891/
Htolo891/
Toulou801,224/
Tolios801,023/
Toyloy80418/
Tollio80312/
Tolloi80281/
Tollot80168/
Tholot80164/
Toulot80148/
Tohlop80122/
Tollou8068/
Toloch8067/
Tollos8056/
Tolloy8056/
Tolgou8049/
Toilot8044/
Tholoj8038/
Tolloh8036/
Thoolo8036/
Tolosh8025/
Toloit8023/
Toiloo8019/
Tolooe8018/
Tolois8013/
Toulos8012/
Touloi809/
Touloh808/
Toiloh807/
Toeluo806/
Toglio805/
Toullo805/
Tolosz803/
Tohloo803/
Toolos802/
Toelho802/
Tolioa802/
Tooloh802/
Toilou802/
Toiloi801/
Tooloy801/
Totlod801/
Toolio801/
Tolott801/
Thollo801/
Tìtolo801/
Tolout801/
Tolloo801/
Tooloa801/
Tooloi801/
Toello801/
Toslou801/
Tolgoi801/
Toilio801/
Toilos801/
Totlot801/
Toulho801/
Toulod801/
Tholou801/
Ttolou801/
Touslo801/
Toeloo801/
Thohlo801/
Tohloh801/
Toluod801/
Tooloo801/
Tollop800/
Tola7550,909/
Talo7511,201/
Telo755,599/
Tulo753,133/
Tülo75189/
Tolă7544/
Tosello733,695/
Thollot73866/
Toulout73226/
Toulios73198/
Toulgou73172/
Totillo73131/
Tolhopf7381/
Toolooa7352/
Tollios7342/
Tolloch7336/
Tholoch7323/
Toullou7322/
Tolooee7320/
Tolooie7315/
Tolaowa7312/
Tollosh7310/
Toullot739/
Toulhou737/
Tocillo736/
Touloux736/
Toulous735/
Toulois734/
Thoulou733/
Tollous732/
Tholoth731/
Tolloss731/
Tollott731/
Tooloos731/
Toslout731/
Touliot731/
Tocello731/
Toullos731/
Thotlop731/
Tolooyi731/
Toçillo731/
Thouloa731/
Tolyott730/
Tolla6714,205/
Taulo678,859/
Thulo678,362/
Toula677,027/
Tallo676,881/
Tullo674,258/
Totla674,060/
Tulod673,322/
Tolia672,501/
Talos671,955/
Taloh671,882/
Toleu671,809/
Thola671,515/
Tolga671,223/
Tolya671,117/
Tálos671,100/
Tulop67947/
Talou67752/
Tolat67716/
Tolah67687/
Tuloh67506/
Tolas67407/
Tuloy67379/
Talot67376/
Thelo67350/
Thalo67349/
Toola67335/
Taloi67321/
Toila67312/
Taelo67296/
Tolap67224/
Taloo67206/
Tulot67181/
Tolaz67156/
Taloş67154/
Teloh67122/
Taloš67122/
Talod67116/
Tolha67111/
Tulos67110/
Tahlo67106/
Tuloi6785/
Taloa6775/
Tolau6772/
Tulou6770/
Teloy6769/
Taloy6768/
Taalo6764/
Tuslo6762/
Teelo6748/
Tolad6746/
Teloo6745/
Tosiello6743/
Tohla6738/
Taloș6732/
Tolaa6731/
Toela6728/
Talop6727/
Toyla6727/
Tăloi6720/
Tossello6716/
Tutlo6715/
Teloi6714/
Tolaš6712/
Teulo6710/
Tuola6710/
Tolós6710/
Taslo679/
Tuloa679/
Tuulo677/
Tuloo676/
Taloz675/
Tuilo675/
Toláš675/
Tollhopf674/
Ttola673/
Tatlo673/
Tosla673/
Toullous672/
Ìtalo672/
Thollois672/
Tàlos672/
Tojla671/
Thoulios671/
Tuylo671/
Tolói671/
Toilă671/
Toulhout671/
Toulá671/
Tholooha671/
Ttalo671/
Tolaç671/

Tolo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolo in the Hindi language
तोलोtolo75
टोलोtolo25
Tolo in the Marathi language
टोलोtolo55.56
तोलोtolo22.22
टोळोtolo11.11
टॉळोtolo11.11
Tolo in the Russian language
Толоtolo-
Tolo in the Arabic language
تولوtwlw-

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