Thola Surname

259,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2951:183,65320,076
Indonesia2581:512,59441,794
India2521:3,043,91090,807
Bolivia2391:44,4202,563
Lesotho1351:15,0563,272
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Colombia551:868,6198,726
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Thöla (6) are calculated separately.

Thola (631) may also be a first name.

Thola Last Name Facts

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

Thola (Hindi: ठोला, Marathi: थोला, Oriya: େଠାଲା, Tibetan: མཐོ་ལ།) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Thöla. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 259,470th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Thola are found; 29 percent are found in Southern Africa and 29 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thola is also the 331,447th most widespread forename globally, held by 631 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 183,653. In South Africa Thola is most frequent in: Free State, where 40 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent reside and Gauteng, where 19 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

Thola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thola last name expanded 1,422 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thola last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 44.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,778 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.4% less than the national average, earning R 79,848 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning $21,982,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $43,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thöla936/
Thoola91973/
Tholla91746/
Tholay91398/
Tholia91191/
Tholha9123/
Thoula9112/
Tholaj919/
Thuola918/
Tholai913/
Thohla911/
Thoila911/
Tholaa911/
Tola8950,909/
Thoilay83668/
Tholhah83112/
Thollas8327/
Thoolla8318/
Thottla838/
Tholaha832/
Thollaa832/
Thoulla831/
Ththola831/
Thouloa831/
Thoelha831/
Tholaah831/
Tolla8014,205/
Thela8013,652/
Toula807,027/
Tolay804,182/
Totla804,060/
Tholo803,663/
Tolia802,501/
Thala802,225/
Tolea801,514/
Tolaj801,407/
Tolga801,223/
Tolya801,117/
Tahla80832/
Tolai80774/
Tolat80716/
Tolah80687/
Tolas80407/
Toola80335/
Toila80312/
Tolap80224/
Toloa80166/
Tolaz80156/
Tolha80111/
Tolau8072/
Tolad8046/
Tohla8038/
Tolaa8031/
Toela8028/
Toyla8027/
Tehla8013/
Tolaš8012/
Tuola8010/
Ttola803/
Tosla803/
Tojla801/
Tolaç801/
Thoulass7726/
Thoslaay775/
Thottlla771/
Thoilhat771/
Tholooha771/
Thalla734,403/
Thalaj732,691/
Tolias731,722/
Toilay731,418/
Tollas73866/
Tolgay73561/
Thalha73538/
Tootla73458/
Toulas73428/
Tholey73380/
Toglia73347/
Toulat73262/
Tollah73254/
Thalai73250/
Toulah73243/
Tahala73227/
Thalau73217/
Toliat73195/
Toulia73184/
Tolasz73179/
Tholot73164/
Tolhah73161/
Toulay73141/
Tolaas7392/
Thaela7391/
Tolaah7388/
Tollia7387/
Thahla7360/
Tollay7343/
Ștolea7340/
Toilai7339/
Tholoj7338/
Toulai7336/
Thoolo7336/
Thalay7335/
Totlla7332/
Theela7331/
Tolaha7329/
Thaala7325/
Toulla7322/
Thelau7322/
Thalya7320/
Tollai7320/
Tehlah7320/
Thelia7319/
Toelau7316/
Tollea7314/
Tolait7314/
Toolas7311/
Toilah7311/
Tuolah7311/
Tottla7310/
Tahlai7310/
Tolash738/
Tojlah738/
Toliau738/
Tolaat737/
Thelay737/
Tolath736/
Tohlah736/
Toolea736/
Toelay736/
Tolach736/
Tothla735/
Theula735/
Tolhat735/
Tathla734/
Toolla734/
Thalaa734/
Tolais734/
Toleat734/
Tthala733/
Thelha733/
Thhela733/
Tolaph733/
Toilas733/
Tolaup733/
Thalah733/
Tahlla732/
Thehla732/
Tolioa732/
Toolia732/
Toutla732/
Toilia732/
Toilat732/
Tolast731/
Tollya731/
Toylay731/
Totlaa731/
Totlia731/
Toulga731/
Tuolay731/
Ttolla731/
Ttotla731/
Toelea731/
Toelah731/
Thollo731/
Tehlai731/
Tahlah731/
Tahlas731/
Tahtla731/
Tolyaa731/
Tollaz731/
Toolai731/
Toolay731/
Tooloa731/
Toolya731/
Toslea731/
Tolgai731/
Tohlat731/
Toilla731/
Tola'a731/
Toladh731/
Toulea731/
Tholei731/
Tholou731/
Dttola731/
Taahla731/
Thohlo731/
Tohlea731/
Tolass731/
Toleap731/
Tollau731/
Tolyah731/
Tolyai731/
Tahlya730/
Toehla730/
Tolead730/
Tollat730/
Totlay730/
Tolatz730/
Tholoyowa711/
Tala6798,692/
Tela6793,675/
Tolo6737,326/
Tholley6715,297/
Thollot67866/
Toçilla67516/
Thaalla67305/
Toulias67253/
Tahalea67198/
Toulait67190/
Thalhah67153/
Toulaud67133/
Totilla6754/
Toolooa6752/
Tolă6744/
Tocilla6743/
Thalais6736/
Tahalla6735/
Thallah6732/
Thahala6728/
Tollast6725/
Tholoch6723/
Toullah6719/
Touleau6716/
Toullat6714/
Tolaowa6712/
Thalait6711/
Tosella6711/
Tollaas6711/
Thalaha6710/
Thallaj6710/
Tollias6710/
Thallaa679/
Tála679/
Thallau677/
Thaulaz677/
Tolasch676/
Thatlap675/
Toló675/
Totella675/
Theleau674/
Thalhad673/
Thoulou673/
Tolliat673/
Toulaït672/
Touliat672/
Tahalay672/
Thalias672/
Tholoth671/
Tollatt671/
Toollah671/
Totlapp671/
Toulais671/
Thaulya671/
Tohllah671/
Toullay671/
Tahlaha671/
Toylaha671/
Tóla671/
Tuollah671/
Tolò671/
Tollahs671/
Tolleau671/
Tolahas671/
Theulay671/
Thotlop671/
Toullea671/
Tohlaha671/
Tolahah671/
Thaalia671/
Thaslah671/
Tahlahj671/
Tollash670/
Thooley670/
Touslay670/

Thola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thola in the Tibetan language
མཐོ་ལ།tola-
Thola in the Oriya language
େଠାଲାethala71.43
େଠଲାethala14.29
େଠାଳାethala14.29
Thola in the Marathi language
थोलाthola62.5
ठोलाthola25
थोळाthola12.5
Thola in the Hindi language
ठोलाthola52.94
थोलाthola47.06

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