Tonelo Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tonelo Surname User-submission:

Tonelo or Tonello is form Italy, and it means 'barre'l, 'hogshead', or 'cask'. Tonelli is the plural.

Tonelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3061:699,58925,707
Tanzania1501:352,94426,073
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tonelo (15) may also be a first name.

Tonelo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tonelo or Tonello is form Italy, and it means 'barre'l, 'hogshead', or 'cask'. Tonelli is the plural.

- carlo

Tonelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tonelo occurs most in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tonelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 614,324th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. Tonelo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Tonelo live; 62 percent live in South America and 61 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 15 people.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 699,589. In Brazil Tonelo is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 52 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 18 percent live and Paraná, where 13 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Portugal, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tonielo92271/
Tongelo921/
Tonelio921/
Tonnelo921/
Tonnelot8635/
Tonela8311,192/
Tonolo83299/
Tonilo8375/
Tanelo8316/
Tenelo8315/
Tonleo839/
Tonalo831/
Tunelo831/
Tonicello80336/
Toniolo775,779/
Tognela77565/
Tonholo77310/
Tonollo77106/
Tongela7759/
Tonhela7740/
Teneilo7721/
Tangelo7718/
Tonelia7713/
Toinolo7712/
Thonela775/
Tuonela774/
Tonolho771/
Tanaelo771/
Tonieło771/
Toonela771/
Tanielo771/
Tonilyo771/
Tonhylo771/
Tonnelat7128/
Thongela717/
Tonhiolo714/
Thonholo712/
Tonhella712/
Tonnelya711/
Toniolio711/
Toinelia711/
Tanelleo711/
Toniolou711/
Toniglio711/
Tonhollo711/
Thonnela711/
Tongella711/
Tenela67577/
Tenalo67257/
Tonala67117/
Tanela6764/
Tonola6761/
Tonila6757/
Tenilo6737/
Toñolo6724/
Tanilo6712/
Tanicello6711/
Tunela676/
Tunilo675/
Tanalo674/
Tanolo671/
Tonyla671/
Touneslau671/
Tonalá671/

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