Tola Surname
Approximately 50,909 people bear this surname
Tola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 16,259 | 1:6,000 | 955 |
| Bolivia | 13,320 | 1:797 | 164 |
| India | 3,550 | 1:216,075 | 12,819 |
| Indonesia | 3,164 | 1:41,798 | 4,796 |
| Italy | 2,105 | 1:29,053 | 5,200 |
| Albania | 2,004 | 1:1,454 | 206 |
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| South Africa | 773 | 1:70,088 | 8,744 |
| Nigeria | 704 | 1:251,623 | 14,536 |
| Ecuador | 703 | 1:22,626 | 3,088 |
| Turkey | 617 | 1:126,129 | 10,403 |
| United States | 576 | 1:629,269 | 50,762 |
| Peru | 539 | 1:58,969 | 4,712 |
| DR Congo | 527 | 1:140,189 | 14,872 |
| Ivory Coast | 426 | 1:54,158 | 3,275 |
| Papua New Guinea | 412 | 1:19,791 | 2,070 |
| Spain | 410 | 1:114,029 | 8,995 |
| Brazil | 397 | 1:539,230 | 20,207 |
| Mexico | 327 | 1:379,591 | 7,698 |
| Greece | 306 | 1:36,208 | 5,740 |
| Thailand | 294 | 1:240,266 | 40,747 |
| Colombia | 289 | 1:165,308 | 4,542 |
| Argentina | 260 | 1:164,398 | 13,834 |
| France | 230 | 1:288,794 | 44,266 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Kosovo | 155 | 1:12,012 | 1,713 |
| Romania | 125 | 1:160,623 | 16,745 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Philippines | 117 | 1:865,284 | 79,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 89 | 1:6,517 | 960 |
| Malaysia | 80 | 1:368,678 | 19,491 |
| Pakistan | 79 | 1:2,261,315 | 20,628 |
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Tanzania | 25 | 1:2,117,665 | 47,926 |
| Cambodia | 22 | 1:703,961 | 4,765 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Slovenia | 16 | 1:155,480 | 13,898 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Tolă (44), Tóla (1) & Tolä (1) are calculated separately.
Tola (161,705) may also be a first name.
Tola Demographics
Average Male Tola Height
171.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tola (Arabic: تولي, Georgian: ტოლა, Hindi: तोला, Marathi: तोळा, Oriya: େତାଳା, Russian: Тола) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Tolă, Tóla or Tolä. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tola? popularity and diffusion
Tola is the 11,035th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 143,148 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Tola live; 32 percent live in East Africa and 32 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tola is also the 6,502nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 161,705 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16,259 people, or 1 in 6,000. Outside of Ethiopia Tola is found in 100 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 26 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Tola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tola has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Tola last name are 33.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.3% registered with the political party.
The amount Tola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning €23,165 per year; in Peru they earn 159.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,263 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning R 171,840 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $21,479,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning $46,625 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tola in the Georgian language | ||
| ტოლა | tola | - |
| Tola in the Hindi language | ||
| तोला | tola | 97.65 |
| टोला | tola | 2.19 |
| टोल | tola | 0.08 |
| तुला | tula | 0.03 |
| तोली | toli | 0.03 |
| Tola in the Oriya language | ||
| େତାଳା | etala | 91.93 |
| େତାଲା | etala | 5.1 |
| େଟାଲା | etala | 0.95 |
| େଟାଲ | etala | 0.47 |
| େତାଳ | etala | 0.36 |
| ଲାଲ | lala | 0.12 |
| ଲତା | lata | 0.12 |
| େଟାଳା | etala | 0.12 |
| ଲଊ | la'u | 0.12 |
| ତଳ | tala | 0.12 |
| Tola in the Marathi language | ||
| तोळा | tola | 48.54 |
| तोला | tola | 48.54 |
| टोला | tola | 2.8 |
| टोळा | tola | 0.13 |
| Tola in the Russian language | ||
| Тола | tola | - |
| Tola in the Arabic language | ||
| تولي | twly | - |
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Footnotes
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