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'.
- KongoDiaNtotilaZola Demographics
Average Male Zola Height
173.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zola (Arabic: زولا, Georgian: ზოლა, Russian: Зьола) occurs in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Zolá or Zolà. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zola? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,405th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 215,283 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Zola live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,123rd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 42,558 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Angola, where it is borne by 12,423 people, or 1 in 2,173. Outside of Angola this surname occurs in 99 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and The Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Zola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Zola has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Zola last name rose 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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 Democrats than The US average, with 61.97% being registered to vote for 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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