Kola Surname
Approximately 113,541 people bear this surname
Kola Surname Definition:
Kola is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: kraal.
Kola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 62,653 | 1:12,243 | 998 |
| Albania | 10,220 | 1:285 | 8 |
| Togo | 8,295 | 1:874 | 66 |
| Nigeria | 7,113 | 1:24,904 | 2,168 |
| South Africa | 4,467 | 1:12,128 | 1,512 |
| DR Congo | 3,639 | 1:20,302 | 2,564 |
| Burkina Faso | 2,471 | 1:7,427 | 755 |
| Kenya | 1,725 | 1:26,771 | 2,997 |
| Greece | 1,334 | 1:8,306 | 1,017 |
| Cameroon | 1,267 | 1:16,392 | 2,254 |
| Turkey | 1,020 | 1:76,296 | 7,034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,014 | 1:8,041 | 612 |
| Iran | 901 | 1:85,219 | 8,620 |
| Ivory Coast | 790 | 1:29,204 | 2,005 |
| United States | 736 | 1:492,471 | 41,542 |
| England | 618 | 1:90,159 | 9,729 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| United Arab Emirates | 409 | 1:22,402 | 2,562 |
| Oman | 384 | 1:9,604 | 1,254 |
| Benin | 338 | 1:30,579 | 4,039 |
| Finland | 280 | 1:19,631 | 2,784 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Kosovo | 178 | 1:10,460 | 1,561 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Indonesia | 160 | 1:826,557 | 62,551 |
| Nepal | 160 | 1:178,006 | 2,779 |
| Congo | 154 | 1:32,397 | 3,220 |
| Germany | 154 | 1:522,763 | 44,015 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Poland | 130 | 1:292,375 | 35,141 |
| Solomon Islands | 120 | 1:4,834 | 640 |
| Hungary | 106 | 1:92,606 | 9,092 |
| Zambia | 96 | 1:165,103 | 11,556 |
| Italy | 89 | 1:687,154 | 59,360 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Pakistan | 73 | 1:2,447,177 | 21,607 |
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| Latvia | 67 | 1:30,598 | 4,691 |
| Lesotho | 66 | 1:30,796 | 5,791 |
| Belgium | 58 | 1:198,218 | 26,032 |
| Haiti | 53 | 1:201,583 | 7,706 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Cyprus | 47 | 1:18,827 | 2,132 |
| Croatia | 40 | 1:105,715 | 16,512 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Czechia | 28 | 1:379,767 | 44,481 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Iceland | 17 | 1:22,358 | 1,772 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Barbados | 12 | 1:23,954 | 1,149 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Serbia | 7 | 1:1,020,707 | 29,076 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Kóla (1) are calculated separately.
Kola (50,537) may also be a first name.
Kola Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kola is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: kraal.
Kola is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: crane (bird).
Kola is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: cough.
Kola Demographics
Average Kola Salary in
United States
$47,029 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kola (Georgian: კოლა, Hindi: कोला, Marathi: कोला, Oriya: େକାଲା) occurs most in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kóla. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kola? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kola is the 4,986th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 64,184 people. The surname Kola occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Kola live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 18,348th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 50,537 people.
It is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 62,653 people, or 1 in 12,243. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 50 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 28 percent reside and Telangana, where 15 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 115 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 9 percent reside and Togo, where 7 percent reside.
Kola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kola last name grew 3,345 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kola surname is primarily Christian (92%) in Kenya, Sunni (64%) in Lebanon, Christian (69%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kola last name are 3.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.03% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.34% less than the national average, earning €8,005 per year; in Norway they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning 319,721 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.81% less than the national average, earning R 173,928 per year; in United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $45,383 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kola in the Georgian language | ||
| კოლა | kola | - |
| Kola in the Hindi language | ||
| कोला | kola | 89.1 |
| कोल़ | kola | 1.28 |
| कोल्ा | kola | 0.21 |
| कोल़़ | kola | 0.21 |
| को़ल | kola | 0.21 |
| Kola in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଲା | ekala | 88.06 |
| େକାଳା | ekala | 6.32 |
| େକାଲ | ekala | 3.75 |
| କଲା | kala | 0.7 |
| େକାଳ | ekala | 0.23 |
| ଲତା | lata | 0.23 |
| ଳମ | lama | 0.23 |
| ଲାତା | lata | 0.23 |
| Kola in the Marathi language | ||
| कोला | kola | 76.94 |
| कोळा | kola | 22.72 |
| कॉळा | kola | 0.22 |
| कॉला | kola | 0.11 |
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