Okola Surname

115,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Okola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6321:28,2973,133
Nigeria9951:178,03310,964
Uganda5661:68,9747,700
Congo4081:12,2281,589
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Benin421:246,08621,801
Tanzania251:2,117,66547,926
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Okola (299) may also be a first name.

Okola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okola (Hindi: ोकोल, Russian: Окола) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okola? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,950th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,831,502 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Okola live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 509,704th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 299 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,632 people, or 1 in 28,297. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 26 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Siaya County, where 16 percent are found. Barring Kenya Okola exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Okola Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Okola last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Okola earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.57% less than the national average, earning $36,863 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okolla91623/
Okuola91266/
Okoula91257/
Okolia91156/
Oskola91118/
Okolai91114/
Okkola91114/
Hokola9154/
Okolaa9122/
Okoola9122/
Oikola9114/
Okolah917/
Okolay916/
Okoloa914/
Oškola911/
Okolya911/
Gokola911/
Ockola911/
Oukoula83190/
Ozkolay83129/
Okollah8324/
Okholas8319/
Okkolla8311/
Hoskola8311/
Okoloha8311/
Okoulha839/
Uokkola838/
Okolaja837/
Gokoola833/
Okholoa833/
Okholla831/
Okoslay831/
Oikkola831/
Okolash831/
Okoliai831/
Goukola831/
Okoliea831/
Ockoula831/
Okoli80121,389/
Okolo8087,372/
Okala809,578/
Akola803,618/
Okole803,539/
Okula801,540/
Ocola801,387/
Ekola801,069/
Okela80452/
Ukola80197/
Okoła8063/
Okoly8012/
Ochkolas77170/
Goikolea77139/
Gokhoola7793/
Goukoula7736/
Oukoulla7721/
Okoloaja7717/
Huokkola779/
Oshkolap773/
Gokoulai772/
Oskollai771/
Okolioha771/
Ochkolaz771/
Oukoulah771/
Okolie7376,206/
Hakola732,159/
Akoula731,121/
Gokula731,052/
Ukkola731,010/
Okolot73619/
Oukala73497/
Akolay73391/
Okalla73386/
Okhala73307/
Akolia73245/
Okholo73222/
Akolea73184/
Okulla73183/
Hokolo73180/
Okoloh73164/
Okalia73154/
Okaula73146/
Ekolia73138/
Okollo73125/
Okolle73116/
Okouli73116/
Akkola73101/
Gakola7388/
Okolou7382/
Okolyt7377/
Gokala7374/
Okelia7367/
Okolis7362/
Hokula7360/
Okoile7359/
Okelai7357/
Ekoola7352/
Okolio7347/
Ocotla7345/
Okoele7345/
Akolla7344/
Ekolau7341/
Oekolo7340/
Eckola7339/
Ekolla7335/
Okuula7334/
Eukola7334/
Gokolo7329/
Okolih7329/
Okoluo7327/
Okooli7325/
Okolli7322/
Okoliš7321/
Akoela7320/
Otkala7318/
Okulas7318/
Okolit7317/
Okkala7314/
Akoola7314/
Okulai7314/
O'Kula7313/
Okeula7313/
Ukolay7313/
Ockoly7313/
Okalah7312/
Okoulo7312/
Hokala7311/
Ekuola7311/
Okalya7310/
Okkula739/
Ekkola739/
Okoolo739/
Okolet739/
Okulay739/
Okulia738/
Akolya738/
Acoola737/
Okolod737/
Akuola737/
Ocolla737/
Ozkole737/
Ahkola737/
Akhola736/
Okuolo736/
Okaala736/
Akoila736/
Uukola736/
Okkela735/
Hokoli735/
Okolei735/
Okoeli735/
Okulea735/
Azkola735/
Okolly734/
Okalga734/
Okoloi734/
Utkola733/
Okotle733/
Okulat733/
Okalad733/
Akolah733/
Ozkula732/
Okoloj732/
Okoleh732/
Okahla732/
Okoyli732/
Okolho732/
Okoily732/
Okolgo732/
Okalas732/
Akoyla732/
Okalau732/
Okolyi732/
Ocolia731/
Oskoli731/
Oikoli731/
Gokole731/
Goqola731/
Ohkoli731/
Oikolo731/
Okuole731/
Aekola731/
Okolhi731/
Ookolo731/
Oscola731/
Okolii731/
Hokela731/
Oqolai731/
Oukoli731/
Okelea731/
Okalai731/
Ukolah731/
Ehkola731/
Ekoela731/
Ekolai731/
Ekolea731/
Ekolha731/
Agkola731/
Okoliy731/
Uzkola731/
Ockolo731/
Ookoli731/
Okuloa731/
Okuoli731/
Okhula731/
Okoelo731/
Okolee731/
Hokole731/
Okelaa731/
Akolga731/
Gokhoolah7140/
Gookoolah714/
Ochkolyas711/
Ouskoulla711/
Okulaja671,084/
Akoilay67293/
Hakkola67252/
Hokelai67199/
Oikhala67114/
Hokkala67106/
Okolets6797/
Okhaala6791/
Hookala6767/
Hakoula6766/
Okolish6744/
Okuoluo6741/
Ochkala6740/
Oskolyp6737/
Hohkala6735/
Ozkalas6728/
Gokhala6725/
Gocolay6722/
Okolieh6719/
Akollah6719/
Okolije6718/
Gokalia6718/
Gakoula6717/
Hoikala6716/
Okulash6715/
Hakoila6715/
Akoulla6714/
Okoulou6713/
Okalash6712/
Oscolai6710/
Oukalla679/
Okulaya677/
Haukola677/
Okolist677/
Gokkula676/
Ahkoila676/
Gokalla675/
Okkalad675/
Gokalay675/
Okkalla674/
Hokalad674/
Akkolla674/
Okoeluo674/
Okhalla674/
Gokulla673/
Okolloh673/
Ogkolie673/
Okkolie673/
Okoolie673/
Ukhuola673/
Ozkalay673/
Huhkola673/
Okoleit673/
Askolya672/
Hoscola672/
Okollie672/
Oikhula672/
Akkoula672/
Oscolia672/
Okahala672/
Okalaja672/
Akolaya671/
Ockelia671/
Oskulla671/
Okolysh671/
Hokelay671/
Gokulai671/
Gokulay671/
Goikala671/
Gookula671/
Goukula671/
Akolath671/
Aukolla671/
Uskoila671/
Utkolla671/
Oukaala671/
Adkolea671/
Okallah671/
Okuolou671/
Akolaja671/
Okcolie671/
Okoloch671/
Hokalay671/
Oukkala671/
Oukoule671/
Oukouli671/
Okoello671/
Okolett671/
Okollis671/
Okolosh671/
Okkalay671/
Okhooli671/
Okoolou671/
Okullai671/
Okouley671/
Occolay671/
Ockollo671/
O'Colla671/
Gocolia671/
Gokhula671/
Goikula671/
Ekoulia671/
Ekoelea671/
Akoulat671/
Akoulga671/
Akoulia671/
Akouloa671/
Akolait671/
Akoloha671/
Askolai671/
Hokolie671/
Okalaya671/
Okhoilo671/
Okholie671/
Okoelle671/
Hakolla671/
Ocgolia670/

Okola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okola in the Hindi language
ोकोलokola-
Okola in the Russian language
Околаokola-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okola
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