Shola Surname
Approximately 10,566 people bear this surname
Shola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,780 | 1:26,127 | 2,248 |
| Tanzania | 2,267 | 1:23,353 | 2,879 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| India | 262 | 1:2,927,730 | 88,513 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Shola (57,304) may also be a first name.
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Shola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shola (Arabic: شولا, Georgian: შოლა, Hindi: शोला, Marathi: शोला, Russian: Шола) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shola? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shola is the 48,754th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 689,717 people. Shola occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Shola reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 16,451st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 57,304 people.
The last name Shola is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,780 people, or 1 in 26,127. In Nigeria Shola is mostly found in: Lagos, where 15 percent live, Kwara, where 11 percent live and Ogun, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and Ghana, where 3 percent live.
Shola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shola surname rose 4,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (73%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Shola surname are 17.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.05% registered with the party.
The amount Shola earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 23.45% less than the national average, earning R 181,908 per year and in United States they earn 16.15% more than the national average, earning $50,119 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shola in the Georgian language | ||
| შოლა | shola | - |
| Shola in the Hindi language | ||
| शोला | sola | - |
| Shola in the Marathi language | ||
| शोला | sola | 97.06 |
| शोलााक | solaaka | 2.94 |
| Shola in the Russian language | ||
| Шола | sola | - |
| Shola in the Arabic language | ||
| شولا | shwla | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shola
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