Lota Surname

34,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Lota Surname Definition:

Lota is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: dream.

Lota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,0471:31,5752,012
India2,9731:258,01114,881
Philippines2,4111:41,9906,643
DR Congo1,2451:59,3417,086
Papua New Guinea4061:20,0832,116
France4001:166,05725,870
Indonesia3951:334,80829,196
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
England3291:169,35615,609
Poland2621:145,07220,823
Colombia2591:184,4564,768
Tanzania2561:206,80317,522
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
Kosovo1521:12,2491,740
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Canada991:372,17833,288
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Botswana441:49,7039,263
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Solomon Islands361:16,1123,051
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Benin291:356,40027,355
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Djibouti41:228,733966
Albania31:971,35222,477
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lota Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lota (Bengali: লতা, Georgian: ლოტა, Hindi: लोटा, Marathi: लोटा, Oriya: େଲାତା) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms: Lotà or Lóta. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lota? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,241st most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 470,680 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Lota live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Lota is also the 36,578th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20,918 people.

The surname Lota is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,047 people, or 1 in 31,575. Beside Bangladesh Lota exists 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lota surname grew 3,273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lota surname are 20.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.24% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotà929/
Lóta921/
Lotha896,352/
Loota894,101/
Lotta892,742/
Loita891,058/
Lotay89955/
Lhota89703/
Liota89565/
Lotad89535/
Louta89480/
Loeta89277/
Lotai89272/
Lotas89208/
Losta89115/
Lyota8990/
Lotaa8938/
Lotah8931/
Lotau8921/
Hlota8920/
Lotoa8916/
Lotea8916/
Loyta8913/
Lotaj8912/
Lotap8910/
Lohta897/
Lotaz893/
Luota892/
Lozta891/
Loïta891/
Llota891/
Liotta806,983/
Loutas80373/
Lootha80307/
Lotaut80250/
Lostau80227/
Lottaz80216/
Lotash80184/
Lotahe80144/
Liotas8075/
Hlosta8063/
Lotuha8061/
Loitay8060/
Lhotta8029/
Lottas8028/
Lostad8022/
Lotach8022/
Lothay8018/
Lotaya8016/
Loutai8015/
Lothaa8014/
Lootat8014/
Loitai8013/
Lottay8013/
Loutha8010/
Lothai8010/
Loitas809/
Lohyta808/
Lota'a807/
Lothat806/
Lottah806/
Loetta805/
Lousta805/
Luosta805/
Loetai805/
Loytaz804/
Lothad803/
Lottaa803/
Loutta803/
Lostha802/
Lottea802/
Loutat802/
Loutau802/
Lotaha802/
Lothas802/
Loetha801/
Lootas801/
Lootta801/
Lohtha801/
Loitta801/
Lostas801/
Lotaah801/
Lotaia801/
Lottha801/
Liotat801/
Loutad801/
Luotay801/
Loshta801/
Loista801/
Loitha801/
Liotau801/
Liotha801/
Lotaai801/
Lotacz801/
Lotass801/
Loteha801/
Lotgah801/
Lothea801/
Loutaa801/
Lottau801/
Hlouta801/
L'Uota801/
Luotai801/
Lata75339,705/
Leta7532,451/
Luta7514,363/
Loto7512,149/
Lote757,763/
Loti756,814/
Loty75135/
Lāta751/
Láta751/
Loustau732,797/
Loutaya731,188/
Louthai73310/
Lotteau73250/
Liotaud73147/
Lohtaja7388/
Louthat7370/
Loustas7360/
Loithay7314/
L'Hotta7311/
Lootooa7310/
Lothaya736/
Louthap734/
Louteau732/
Loothta731/
Loustad731/
Looteah731/
Loitais731/
Luostau731/
Loustat731/
Luothai731/
Lothaus731/
Louthay730/
Latha6740,457/
Letay6729,348/
Lotti6716,105/
Latta6714,011/
Lotee675,325/
Lotte674,680/
Lothe674,382/
Lotto674,085/
Lutta673,922/
Letta673,881/
Loeto672,754/
Luoto672,472/
Leuta672,443/
Lasta672,212/
Lauta672,085/
Loste671,815/
Latas671,563/
Hleta671,481/
Lutai671,447/
Loter671,391/
Lutay671,214/
Llata671,173/
Liuta671,131/
Lotey671,051/
Latap67964/
Lutas67948/
Loute67881/
Lusta67830/
Lutap67790/
Lhuta67766/
Loote67714/
Lohte67661/
Liata67633/
Latea67602/
Lyoto67539/
Lotos67530/
Lotho67527/
Lhote67516/
Lotiy67492/
Loete67475/
Latai67449/
Letha67419/
Louto67409/
Loito67407/
Lothi67395/
Latad67394/
Lutaj67390/
Latay67358/
Lataj67347/
Lutau67328/
Létai67326/
Lotit67305/
Lotio67305/
Laeta67303/
Louty67302/
Letaj67297/
Lyuta67288/
Letea67281/
Loiti67276/
Letai67275/
Luhta67259/
Lotis67259/
Lluta67255/
Lutat67254/
Loustaud67252/
Looto67232/
Lutaa67231/
Lloti67226/
Lutha67211/
Letau67206/
Lotoo67197/
Lyata67191/
Latah67184/
Lotes67183/
Lioti67181/
Lutea67174/
Louti67170/
Lioto67158/
Leeta67157/
Laata67154/
Lotty67140/
Luita67129/
Latau67118/
Luoti67117/
Latat67116/
Lotoy67102/
Loite6797/
Liothaud6792/
Loyte6789/
Liote6785/
Loted6782/
Lothy6781/
Lutah6767/
Hluta6760/
Loteu6756/
Létay6753/
Lahta6750/
Letah6750/
Loyti6750/
Lotou6749/
Lataa6748/
Lutot6743/
Lotoi6740/
Glillota6739/
Letaa6737/
Lotez6736/
Latot6736/
Lohti6731/
Lotje6730/
Loetthai6730/
Latoa6729/
Loteh6726/
Looti6725/
Luuta6724/
Lotie6723/
Lotoz6721/
Lotei6721/
Lotot6721/
Lotet6720/
Lotui6720/
Luote6715/
Lotop6715/
Losti6714/
Lutad6714/
Hloto6713/
Lotiz6712/
Loity6711/
Lhata6711/
Lhoustau679/
Hlata679/
Lyoti678/
Loustaut678/
Lutaš677/
Lataś677/
Lotohova676/
Lotii676/
Lotuo676/
Lheta675/
Lehta675/
Lotod675/
Ladta675/
Lleta674/
Lioté674/
Lotyš674/
Loeti673/
Lotge673/
Latga673/
Lotip672/
Lodto672/
Lataš672/
Lioty672/
Lloto672/
Lotiş672/
Hloti672/
Lutoa671/
Lojti671/
Llote671/
Looty671/
Lătea671/
Lojte671/
Lutaz671/
Lotih671/
Lotoś671/
Látta671/
Latač671/
Lazta671/
Lašta671/
Latúa671/
Lhoti671/
Lotyo671/
Loyto671/
Ludta671/
Lotoj671/
Lotyi671/
Loudthai671/
Lutga670/
Lozte670/
Loithead670/

Lota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lota in the Georgian language
ლოტაlota-
Lota in the Bengali language
লতাlata-
Lota in the Hindi language
लोटाlota95.16
लोताlota4.84
Lota in the Marathi language
लोटाlota89.41
लोताlota5.88
लोटlota4.71
Lota in the Oriya language
େଲାତାelata50
ଲତାlata33.33
େଲାଟାelata16.67

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