Zola Surname
Approximately 33,851 people bear this surname
Zola Surname Definition:
(Italian) Dweller on, or near, a hill or mound; descendant of Zola, a pet form of names so ending, as Franzola, Renzola and Anzola.
Read More About This SurnameZola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 12,423 | 1:2,173 | 376 |
| DR Congo | 10,980 | 1:6,729 | 821 |
| Congo | 2,031 | 1:2,456 | 401 |
| Italy | 1,569 | 1:38,978 | 7,005 |
| United States | 1,405 | 1:257,978 | 24,387 |
| South Africa | 823 | 1:65,830 | 8,266 |
| France | 781 | 1:85,048 | 12,098 |
| Benin | 602 | 1:17,169 | 2,327 |
| Bolivia | 372 | 1:28,539 | 1,998 |
| Indonesia | 339 | 1:390,116 | 33,199 |
| Brazil | 320 | 1:668,982 | 24,697 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Argentina | 163 | 1:262,230 | 21,146 |
| Ivory Coast | 142 | 1:162,473 | 7,433 |
| Colombia | 133 | 1:359,204 | 6,156 |
| Mexico | 122 | 1:1,017,428 | 13,258 |
| Chile | 94 | 1:187,409 | 6,037 |
| Belgium | 92 | 1:124,964 | 18,228 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Lesotho | 54 | 1:37,640 | 6,590 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Romania | 46 | 1:436,475 | 34,584 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| Turkey | 31 | 1:2,510,368 | 78,475 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 26 | 1:6,824 | 491 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Zolá (8) & Zolà (1) are calculated separately.
Zola (42,558) may also be a first name.
Zola Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Dweller on, or near, a hill or mound; descendant of Zola, a pet form of names so ending, as Franzola, Renzola and Anzola.
User-submitted Reference
Zola is a surname of the Bakongo tribe in Congo and Angola, meaning 'love'.
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Average Zola Salary in
United States
$49,809 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zola (Arabic: زولا, Georgian: ზოლა, Russian: Зьола) is borne by more people in Angola than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Zolá or Zolà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zola? popularity and diffusion
Zola is the 16,405th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 215,283 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Zola are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,123rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 42,558 people.
Zola is most frequently held in Angola, where it is carried by 12,423 people, or 1 in 2,173. Other than Angola it exists in 99 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and The Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Zola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Zola has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Zola surname increased 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Zola surname are 8.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.97% registered with the political party.
The amount Zola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning €25,471 per year; in Peru they earn 40.51% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,238 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.66% less than the national average, earning R 171,900 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning $20,308,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning $49,809 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.95% less than the national average, earning $39,771 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zola in the Georgian language | ||
| ზოლა | zola | - |
| Zola in the Russian language | ||
| Зьола | zola | - |
| Zola in the Arabic language | ||
| زولا | zwla | - |
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Footnotes
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