Tolowa Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tolowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tolowa (14) may also be a first name.

Tolowa Last Name Facts

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

Tolowa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolowa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Tolowa are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tolowa is also the 3,024,661st most common first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo Tolowa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tholowa92210/
Tolowat9227/
Tolouwa9210/
Toulowa921/
Tolow918/
Tolloway864/
Toulouwa861/
Toolouwa861/
Toloba834,984/
Tolova83296/
Tulowa8369/
Talowa8356/
Tollow8338/
Tolawa8324/
Tolowo8311/
Telowa831/
To'low831/
Tolobay7758/
Toylova7726/
Tolowei7711/
Tolovaa779/
Tolouva778/
Tallowa776/
Tolawat775/
Tollova775/
Toilova772/
Tolouwo772/
Tholova772/
Telouwa771/
Telowah771/
Talowah771/
Talowai771/
Tolobah771/
Toloova771/
Taloway771/
Talyowa771/
Tolosua771/
Tolloba771/
Tolov73430/
Tolab7324/
Tulow7319/
Tolob7315/
Talow7315/
Tolav7310/
Tolaw731/
Tolof730/
Talloway7135/
Toloubay711/
Tholaway711/
Toulouba711/
Tallouwa711/
Tolovova711/
Tollaway710/
Tol6723,484/
Tolaba6720,483/
Thalow675,817/
Tolava671,078/
Talova671,066/
Talawa67683/
Tallow67167/
Toylov67164/
Tulova67139/
Tolawo67125/
Telova67113/
Telawa6753/
Toloff6746/
Tolabo6736/
Tolauw6726/
Tulawa6721/
Taloba6718/
Tohlob679/
Tuslow678/
Tolobo678/
Toulab675/
Thulow674/
Toloub674/
Tolaph673/
Toslov672/
Tolová672/
Tholob672/
Toilov671/
Tolgov671/
Tahlow671/
Touloubay671/
Tolofe671/
Tolabh671/
Tolavo671/
Tholaw671/
Tuloba671/
Telowo671/
Toilab671/
Tullow670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tolowa
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