Tolsma Surname

162,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tolsma Surname User-submission:

The Tolsma surname means 'tax (toll) collector'.

Tolsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6461:10,2601,373
United States6641:545,87245,193
Canada2531:145,63514,918
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Tolsma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tolsma surname means 'tax (toll) collector'.

- lns101

Tolsma Last Name Facts

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

Tolsma is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolsma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 162,176th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,716,193 people. The last name Tolsma occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Tolsma live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,646 people, or 1 in 10,260. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Friesland, where 38 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Utrecht, where 9 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Tolsma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tolsma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tolsma surname rose 2,459 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tolsma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tolsma last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Tolsma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning R 435,420 per year; in United States they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $45,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning $49,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolsmaa921/
Toolsma921/
Toelsma921/
Talsma833,189/
Tulsma833/
Tolzma831/
Talsmat77254/
Telesma776/
Talsmah771/
Talsmi6738/
Talsmo671/
Tallsmed577/
Taleshmeh531/

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