Lota Surname
Approximately 15,483 people bear this surname
Lota Surname Definition:
Lota is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: dream.
Lota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,047 | 1:31,575 | 2,012 |
| India | 2,973 | 1:258,011 | 14,881 |
| Philippines | 2,411 | 1:41,990 | 6,643 |
| DR Congo | 1,245 | 1:59,341 | 7,086 |
| Papua New Guinea | 406 | 1:20,083 | 2,116 |
| France | 400 | 1:166,057 | 25,870 |
| Indonesia | 395 | 1:334,808 | 29,196 |
| United States | 360 | 1:1,006,830 | 74,328 |
| England | 329 | 1:169,356 | 15,609 |
| Poland | 262 | 1:145,072 | 20,823 |
| Colombia | 259 | 1:184,456 | 4,768 |
| Tanzania | 256 | 1:206,803 | 17,522 |
| South Africa | 155 | 1:349,534 | 32,108 |
| Kosovo | 152 | 1:12,249 | 1,740 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:113,911 | 7,445 |
| Italy | 47 | 1:1,301,206 | 77,088 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | 1:16,112 | 3,051 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Lotà (9) & Lóta (1) are calculated separately.
Lota (20,918) may also be a first name.
Lota Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lota is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: dream.
Lota Demographics
Average Lota Salary in
United States
$56,732 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lota (Bengali: লতা, Georgian: ლოტა, Hindi: लोटा, Marathi: लोटा, Oriya: େଲାତା) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may appear as: Lotà or Lóta. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lota? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lota is the 34,241st most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 470,680 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Lota reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 36,578th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 20,918 people.
It is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 5,047 people, or 1 in 31,575. Besides Bangladesh it occurs in 75 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and The Philippines, where 16 percent reside.
Lota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lota has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,273 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lota Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lota are 20.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.24% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lota earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.47% less than the national average, earning R 141,456 per year; in Colombia they earn 43.84% more than the national average, earning $32,654,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 31.48% more than the national average, earning $56,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.75% more than the national average, earning $59,494 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lota in the Georgian language | ||
| ლოტა | lota | - |
| Lota in the Bengali language | ||
| লতা | lata | - |
| Lota in the Hindi language | ||
| लोटा | lota | 95.16 |
| लोता | lota | 4.84 |
| Lota in the Marathi language | ||
| लोटा | lota | 89.41 |
| लोता | lota | 5.88 |
| लोट | lota | 4.71 |
| Lota in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲାତା | elata | 50 |
| ଲତା | lata | 33.33 |
| େଲାଟା | elata | 16.67 |
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