Johola Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Johola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Johola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Johola (193) may also be a first name.

Johola Last Name Facts

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

Johola is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Johola? popularity and diffusion

The surname Johola is the 1,511,557th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Johola occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Johola live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Johola is also the 653,740th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 193 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 383,635. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 93 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jojola831,092/
Jahola8336/
Yohola833/
Iohola831/
Joholo831/
Jhaola831/
Johala831/
Jahoula77582/
Jauhola77210/
Youhola778/
Jaholia775/
Yoholga771/
Jioolla771/
Jojolla771/
Jahoola771/
Yoholah771/
Joala73363/
Jaola73102/
Yoola7346/
Youhoula7136/
Ijaola672,150/
Yahola67427/
Jouala67171/
Joyolo6712/
Yooula6710/
Jaolat678/
Yohala675/
Jojolo675/
Yoolai675/
Jaholo674/
Heaola673/
Joalas673/
Yoolya672/
Yoolah672/
Yoholo672/
Yootla672/
Jaoula672/
Iahola671/
Joalho671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Johola
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