Tolu Surname

56,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Tolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,1281:18,8522,274
Italy2,3231:26,3274,705
Indonesia5821:227,23221,130
India5441:1,410,04754,053
Nigeria4321:410,05321,395
Kenya2071:223,09115,759
Romania1221:164,57317,104
France1061:626,62982,018
Papua New Guinea781:104,53514,121
Iran731:1,051,81547,741
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
England301:1,857,26974,552
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Malta241:17,9281,021
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Namibia121:200,7839,838
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Fiji41:223,5982,635
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tonga11:107,313791
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Tolú (1) are calculated separately.

Tolu (18,316) may also be a first name.

Tolu Last Name Facts

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

Tolu (Hindi: तोलू, Marathi: टोलू, Russian: Толу) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Tolú. For other potential spellings of Tolu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,117th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 806,144 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Tolu are found; 41 percent are found in West Asia and 41 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Tolu is also the 40,316th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 18,316 people.

This surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 4,128 people, or 1 in 18,852. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live, Kahramanmaras Province, where 12 percent live and Mersin Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Turkey this last name occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Tolu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tolu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Tolu are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tolu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 18.49% less than the national average, earning €24,478 per year and in United States they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning $54,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tolú921/
Toleu891,809/
Tolui89707/
Tolud89518/
Toliu89512/
Tollu89460/
Tolou89261/
Toslu89256/
Tholu89199/
Toluy89184/
Toluç89153/
Tohlu89110/
Toluh8980/
Tolau8972/
Tolup8954/
Toylu8953/
Tolus8948/
Toulu8930/
Toolu8911/
Tolut8910/
Toluz895/
Tolgu893/
Totlu892/
Tolux892/
Htolu891/
Tolyu891/
Tuolu891/
Toulou801,224/
Tollou8068/
Tolgou8049/
Toleus8028/
Tollyu8020/
Tollus8017/
Toelau8016/
Tolush8014/
Tolius8013/
Thollu808/
Tolusz808/
Toliau808/
Tolhus807/
Tolleu806/
Thotlu804/
Touleu804/
Tolaup803/
Toilou802/
Toliuu801/
Thoulu801/
Toluhe801/
Tolout801/
Toluha801/
Toluss801/
Toslou801/
Toliui801/
Toliut801/
Toileu801/
Tholou801/
Ttolou801/
Tollup801/
Tuoliu801/
Tollau801/
Tolhut800/
Tulu7526,475/
Talu759,076/
Telu757,355/
Toló755/
Toulout73226/
Toulgou73172/
Tolhuis73153/
Toulaud73133/
Tollouy7340/
Touluch7328/
Toullou7322/
Tollius7316/
Tolusch7314/
Totellu7311/
Toleush738/
Toulhou737/
Touloux736/
Toulous735/
Thoulou733/
Tollous732/
Toolius732/
Tolleud732/
Tolhuys732/
Tolluch731/
Toslout731/
Tholius731/
Toliušė731/
Toluhie731/
Tullu673,510/
Tulus673,406/
Tuğlu672,820/
Toleuova671,160/
Thulu67931/
Taulu67868/
Talou67752/
Talus67646/
Thelu67633/
Talau67617/
Tulud67597/
Tuleu67540/
Tallu67522/
Tutlu67512/
Talut67465/
Thalu67410/
Taluy67395/
Teleu67329/
Taluğ67297/
Tulup67257/
Tului67238/
Telau67229/
Tuluy67208/
Taluh67182/
Taliu67180/
Talyu67151/
Tuluğ67115/
Toloe67105/
Talui67103/
Taleu6789/
Tulau6785/
Tulou6770/
Tuliu6770/
Tulut6762/
Toloo6757/
Tuluz6751/
Tolhuijs6748/
Teluy6746/
Tuluç6743/
Tatlu6741/
Tulux6738/
Teliu6732/
Tuluş6732/
Talud6731/
Taalu6727/
Teelu6724/
Telhu6724/
Tuylu6723/
Thélu6721/
Talhu6718/
Tuluh6715/
Taluj6714/
Talup6713/
Telui6711/
Dtalu6710/
Tahlu678/
Tõlgu678/
Tuluu676/
Tulgu675/
Teulu675/
Ttalu674/
Tollhupp674/
Teluh674/
Talgu673/
Tulyu673/
Ttelu672/
Toullous672/
Taelu672/
Taluz672/
Tuluș672/
Tuulu672/
Taluí671/
Tolói671/
Tolão671/
Tuslu671/
Talux671/
Toloğ671/
Toulault671/
Toulhout671/
Toulliau671/
Tuluś671/
Tholeult670/

Tolu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tolu in the Hindi language
तोलूtolu46.45
तोलुtolu25.81
टोलूtolu20.22
टोलुtolu7.53
Tolu in the Marathi language
टोलूtolu30.62
टोलुtolu20.11
तोलुtolu17.21
टोळूtolu12.48
टोळुtolu6.04
तोलूtolu5.39
तोळूtolu4.07
तोळुtolu3.81
तोलाtola0.13
Tolu in the Russian language
Толуtolu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tolu
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