Lamola Surname

58,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lamola Surname User-submission:

The Lamola surname comes from a nickname, that ancestor got after he won a serious fight against warriors. This surname is originally from Kwa Xhosa in South Africa. They belong to Langa family.

Lamola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,2361:6,578844
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
Italy1111:550,96153,306
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
United States401:9,061,473385,835
England391:1,428,66862,556
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Lamóla (1) are calculated separately.

Lamola (240) may also be a first name.

Lamola Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lamola surname comes from a nickname, that ancestor got after he won a serious fight against warriors. This surname is originally from Kwa Xhosa in South Africa. They belong to Langa family.

- lildeecooper

Lamola Last Name Facts

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

Lamola is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Lamóla. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamola? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lamola is the 58,388th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 841,421 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lamola are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lamola is also the 577,234th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 240 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 8,236 people, or 1 in 6,578. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Limpopo, where 42 percent live and North West, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Lamola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lamola are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lamola earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.76% less than the national average, earning R 166,908 per year and in United States they earn 37.5% more than the national average, earning $59,331 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamóla941/
Lamolla92144/
Lamoela9241/
Lamolha9229/
Laumola9227/
Lamolga921/
Lamolea921/
Lamolaa921/
Lamolia921/
Lamoglia86993/
Lahamola8610/
Lamgolia865/
Lasmolla863/
Llamolla861/
Lamela837,355/
Lamula835,140/
Lamala83670/
Lamoly83461/
Lemola83210/
Lamole8394/
Lomola8334/
Lamolo8330/
Lamoli8328/
Lammoglia80635/
Laumoglia801/
Lammoelia801/
Lammela77470/
Lamolle77271/
Lamalat77135/
Lamalai77119/
Lamolie77102/
Leimola7775/
Lamalay7755/
Hlomola7753/
Laumoli7750/
Lamolli7736/
Lamalia7732/
Lamalas7723/
Laamala7718/
Lamoile7718/
Lamalad7714/
Lamalah7713/
Lemmola7711/
Lammala7710/
Lamalla779/
Lamulat778/
Lamelha778/
Lamoule777/
Lamelia776/
Lamalap776/
Laimolo775/
Lamolet775/
Lamalaa774/
Laimala774/
Lehmola774/
Lamolly773/
Lasmula773/
Lamaela773/
Lamulah772/
Lamouli772/
Liamolo772/
Llamela772/
Lomolla771/
Llamula771/
Lamotle771/
Lamalya771/
Hlamela771/
Lamolhe771/
Lahmala771/
Lomolay771/
Liomola771/
Luomola771/
Lyomola771/
Lamolos771/
Lamouly771/
Lamalaj771/
Lamelai771/
Lamulaj771/
Lommola771/
Lemolya770/
Lamoulie71651/
Lamoglie71315/
Laumalay71157/
Laumalai7146/
Lasmoles7142/
Lamahala7124/
Lamoglio7112/
Lamalaha715/
Laimelay714/
Lamaglia713/
Lamaulia712/
Lamoille712/
Lomoglia712/
Lamouler712/
Llamalla711/
Lamullah711/
Laimelai711/
Laimoslo711/
Lamóglia711/
Lasmolle711/
Lammalya711/
Lamoller711/
Lamollet711/
Lamoulle711/
Lamalaai711/
Lamaslah711/
Laimulai711/
Lamali673,522/
Lamale67136/
Lamelo67121/
Lamulo67119/
Lamalo67101/
Lasmolles6795/
Lamouller6773/
Lomolo6752/
Lamule6741/
Lamuli6736/
Lomole6715/
Lomoli675/
L'Hamgolo674/
Lemolo673/
Lamaly671/
Lammallah671/
Lammoglio671/
Lamusliat671/

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