Gola Surname
Approximately 44,143 people bear this surname
Gola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15,389 | 1:49,845 | 3,431 |
| Angola | 11,634 | 1:2,320 | 390 |
| Poland | 6,713 | 1:5,662 | 668 |
| South Africa | 2,094 | 1:25,873 | 3,304 |
| Italy | 1,539 | 1:39,738 | 7,151 |
| United States | 969 | 1:374,055 | 33,122 |
| Papua New Guinea | 895 | 1:9,110 | 723 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Germany | 457 | 1:176,161 | 20,674 |
| Argentina | 350 | 1:122,124 | 10,337 |
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| France | 313 | 1:212,213 | 33,010 |
| Czechia | 270 | 1:39,383 | 6,516 |
| Cameroon | 216 | 1:96,153 | 11,449 |
| Ivory Coast | 214 | 1:107,809 | 5,491 |
| England | 200 | 1:278,590 | 21,737 |
| Pakistan | 180 | 1:992,466 | 12,920 |
| Indonesia | 173 | 1:764,446 | 58,463 |
| Brazil | 171 | 1:1,251,897 | 43,012 |
| Philippines | 162 | 1:624,927 | 66,730 |
| Kosovo | 142 | 1:13,112 | 1,831 |
| Iran | 111 | 1:691,734 | 36,512 |
| Zimbabwe | 92 | 1:167,807 | 20,631 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Liberia | 64 | 1:68,883 | 5,877 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Peru | 38 | 1:836,424 | 17,653 |
| Mauritania | 37 | 1:110,672 | 6,692 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Nepal | 22 | 1:1,294,589 | 6,753 |
| Lesotho | 22 | 1:92,389 | 10,629 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Cuba | 19 | 1:606,459 | 5,830 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Góla (1) are calculated separately.
Gola (25,726) may also be a first name.
Gola Demographics
Average Male Gola Height
174.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gola (Arabic: غولي, Bengali: গোলা, Georgian: გოლა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻻ, Hindi: गोला, Marathi: गोला, Oriya: େଗାଲା, Russian: Гола) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Góla. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gola? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gola is the 12,716th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 165,090 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Gola are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 35 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 31,297th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 25,726 people.
The last name Gola is most common in India, where it is borne by 15,389 people, or 1 in 49,845. In India Gola is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 40 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent reside and Delhi, where 18 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 95 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 26 percent reside and Poland, where 15 percent reside.
Gola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gola has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gola last name expanded 3,589 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gola last name is predominantly Protestant (25%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gola surname are 7.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.03% being registered with the party.
The amount Gola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 190.08% more than the national average, earning €87,111 per year; in Norway they earn 24.17% less than the national average, earning 262,441 kr per year; in Peru they earn 56.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,489 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.28% less than the national average, earning R 141,912 per year; in United States they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning $46,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $54,109 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gola in the Georgian language | ||
| გოლა | gola | - |
| Gola in the Hindi language | ||
| गोला | gola | 99.65 |
| गौला | gaula | 0.04 |
| गॊला | gola | 0.02 |
| लता | lata | 0.02 |
| गाोला | gaola | 0.02 |
| गोल | gola | 0.02 |
| गोना | gona | 0.02 |
| लाल | lala | 0.02 |
| Gola in the Marathi language | ||
| गोला | gola | 93.46 |
| गोळा | gola | 5.66 |
| गोल | gola | 0.44 |
| Gola in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଲା | egala | 92.14 |
| େଗାଲାାଇଁ | egalaa'im | 3.23 |
| େଗାଳା | egala | 2.13 |
| େଗାଲ | egala | 1.94 |
| େଗାଳ | egala | 0.28 |
| ଲତା | lata | 0.09 |
| ଗୁଲ | gula | 0.09 |
| ଗଲା | gala | 0.09 |
| Gola in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻻ | kwla | 75 |
| ﻛﻮﻟﻪ | kwlh | 12.5 |
| ﻛﻠﻮﺍ | klwa | 12.5 |
| Gola in the Bengali language | ||
| গোলা | gola | 75 |
| গোয়ালা | goyala | 25 |
| Gola in the Russian language | ||
| Гола | gola | - |
| Gola in the Arabic language | ||
| غولي | ghwly | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gola
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