Ola is used as a family name or surname in Nigeria. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ola
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Nigeria
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ola

How popular is Ola?

Ola is common in Nigeria.

Ola is ranked 3773 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Olas grew by 44.01914 per cent to 602 since 2000 and ranked 37076 after elevating 10578 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 33.55 26.79
White 28.41 40.67
Hispanic or Latino 18.94 11.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 17.77 19.14
Ola is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nigeria which signifies that it is originated from Nigeria. Around 144717 people have been found who wears Ola as their family name. Ola is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
9,568 Thailand8
95,557 Czech Republic6
9,053 Senegal5
8,689 Pakistan4
59,967 Moldova4
4,384 Northern Ireland3
7,294 Kuwait3
9,097 Wales3
7,683 Latvia3
14,054 China3
1,850 Papua New Guinea3
4,915 Panama3
6,103 Cyprus2
35,969 Denmark2
257 East Timor2
2,705 Togo2
10,858 Tunisia2
2,449 Yemen2
4,104 South Korea2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
23,858 Iran2
11,923 Slovenia1
717 Bhutan1
2,196 Liberia1
4,249 Cambodia1
7,110 Bosnia1
2,190 Barbados1
10,958 Bangladesh1
10,190 Bahrain1
3,214 Niger1
6,820 Angola1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
1,542 Andorra1
846 American Samoa1
28,746 Algeria1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
8,859 Iraq1
5,589 Sudan1
20,172 Hungary1
8,371 Syria1
5,553 Taiwan1
2,613 The Bahamas1
6,149 Ethiopia1
472 Tonga1
12,270 Lebanon1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
13,447 Uganda1
7,191 Afghanistan1
19,533 Uruguay1
1,819 Laos1
16,640 Hong Kong1
123,175 Tanzania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,205 Qatar49
20,906 Israel47
7,175 Singapore41
49,393 Netherlands35
12,692 Scotland33
43,662 Belgium30
36,547 Switzerland27
16,867 Serbia23
75,259 Australia22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,986 Norway85
5,540 Portugal83
34,392 Spain68
643 Iceland60
18,012 Peru57
14,717 Chile54
Countries with hundreds of Ola:
1,564 Guatemala984
7,191 Egypt817
36,424 United States781
20,699 Germany504
6,268 Cameroon496
25,060 Brazil493
11,492 Kenya392
12,518 Mexico340
6,278 Malaysia329
16,501 Argentina328
1,621 Albania325
17,962 Morocco268
13,453 Saudi Arabia231
25,955 South Africa219
50,564 France196
11,099 Romania188
27,627 Turkey175
50,581 Italy146
5,342 Finland145
6,499 Sweden145
5,401 Ecuador138
6,015 Croatia136
6,495 Jordan123
15,938 Greece123
7,901 United Arab Emirates122
28,123 Canada121
3,534 Ireland109
12,545 Austria105
9,561 Colombia105
Countries with thousands of Ola:
2,224 Indonesia6,843
1,392 Poland3,676
4,124 Philippines3,222
27,244 India1,389
5,485 England1,317
2,627 Ghana1,198
1,646 Benin1,054
Countries with hundred thousands of Ola:
178 Nigeria116,613
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Comments

G
Ghislaine Strub
 The origin of the name is Basque etymology of the name comes from the word meaning ola: cabin / forging this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Ola Namesakes

  • Abbi Olasewere, Jamal Olasewere's mother
  • Abdullah Olaad Roobe, Politician
  • Saleban Olad Roble, Politician
  • Abi Olajuwon, Basketball player
  • Rasheed Olabiyi, Soccer midfielder
  • Victor Abimbola Olaiya, Musical Artist
  • Abiodun Oladimeji, Daniel Oladimeji's father
  • Abiọdun Ọlatunji Adelakun, Author
  • Abiola Olufemi Olayiwola, Author
  • Abiola Olaniyi "77" Mojisala Adeago, Musical Artist
  • Omolola Ola, from 2015 drama film Violin, who played Patricia Kuela.

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