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 last name Tonelo is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tonelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 614,324th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Tonelo live; 62 percent live in South America and 61 percent live in Luso-South America. Tonelo is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 15 people.

This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 699,589. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 52 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 18 percent are found and Paraná, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Portugal, where 6 percent are found.

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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