Where Does The Last Name Paola Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Paola (Georgian: პაოლა, Russian: Паола) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Paôla. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paola? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 100,185^th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,544,954 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Paola are found; 43 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 908^th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 990,389 people.

It is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 1,965 people, or 1 in 31,123. In Italy it is most frequent in: Calabria, where 25 percent live, Lazio, where 14 percent live and Sicily, where 11 percent live. Not including Italy this last name occurs in 73 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Mexico, where 7 percent live.

Paola Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Paola has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Paola surname grew 3,885 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paola Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Paola surname are 7.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Paola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.6% less than the national average, earning €22,343 per year; in South Africa they earn 363.05% more than the national average, earning R 1,100,380 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $26,010,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning $48,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,249 CAD per year.