The Lota surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 247 people carried this name — #77,522 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 7% from 267 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
200 people named Lota have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 235 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 139 people named Lota.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Corsica.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Lota live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 24 people named Lota live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Lota,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Lota 1890–1971 · official
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Maryvonne Pesteil-Lota 1948–
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Christophe Lota 1967– · businessperson
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Dennis Lota 1973–2014 · association football player
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Charles Lota 1978– · association football player
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Jana Lota 1983– · singer
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lota.
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