Keila Forename
10,451st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 97,283 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Venezuela
Keila Forename User-submission:
The name Keila (Keilah or Kayla) is of Hebrew origin, meaning 'citadel', as in a fortress or stronghold of a city. It also means 'God-like' in Hebrew. It is also the name of a biblical town in the kingdom of Judah.
Keila Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100% | 59,126 | 1:3,623 | 517 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 16,804 | 1:1,797 | 281 |
| Mexico | 100% | 5,312 | 1:23,371 | 1,334 |
| United States | 100% | 3,355 | 1:108,059 | 4,670 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 2,249 | 1:4,638 | 684 |
| Honduras | 100% | 2,038 | 1:4,327 | 608 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1,162 | 1:41,118 | 2,048 |
| Peru | 100% | 1,151 | 1:27,621 | 1,898 |
| Panama | 100% | 822 | 1:4,753 | 820 |
| Guatemala | 98% | 792 | 1:20,339 | 1,196 |
| Spain | 100% | 641 | 1:72,590 | 2,461 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 540 | 1:6,575 | 525 |
| Chile | 100% | 399 | 1:44,128 | 1,671 |
| Ecuador | - | 364 | 1:48,700 | 1,743 |
| Portugal | - | 304 | 1:34,246 | 1,362 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 279 | 1:17,089 | 1,276 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 251 | 1:23,977 | 1,654 |
| Israel | 100% | 201 | 1:41,806 | 2,834 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 194 | 1:2,728 | 441 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 136 | 1:77,952 | 2,290 |
| El Salvador | - | 135 | 1:46,976 | 1,547 |
| Nigeria | 72% | 133 | 1:1,335,070 | 30,604 |
| Argentina | 100% | 96 | 1:445,555 | 3,506 |
| Canada | 100% | 77 | 1:430,304 | 11,965 |
| Cuba | - | 71 | 1:162,064 | 2,575 |
| Philippines | 100% | 68 | 1:1,558,963 | 37,140 |
| Suriname | - | 66 | 1:8,376 | 1,618 |
| Belize | 100% | 48 | 1:7,381 | 1,265 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 48 | 1:71,409 | 2,188 |
| England | 100% | 44 | 1:1,263,703 | 19,202 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 31 | 1:6,193 | 914 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 28 | 1:258,457 | 3,654 |
| Iraq | 100% | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61% | 20 | 1:407,616 | 31,576 |
| India | 59% | 17 | 1:71,463,410 | 1,089,744 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 17 | 1:483,147 | 7,811 |
| Mozambique | - | 16 | 1:1,702,710 | 1,919 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 16 | 1:2,843,744 | 6,272 |
| Niger | 100% | 14 | 1:1,370,285 | 19,237 |
| Aruba | - | 13 | 1:7,983 | 1,397 |
| Italy | 100% | 12 | 1:5,088,508 | 23,387 |
| Tanzania | 86% | 12 | 1:4,399,027 | 26,540 |
| Albania | 100% | 11 | 1:276,961 | 12,691 |
| Sweden | 100% | 10 | 1:985,791 | 19,730 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Thailand | 90% | 9 | 1:7,785,090 | 119,233 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 8 | 1:32,245,458 | 686,574 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Norway | 100% | 6 | 1:855,388 | 12,625 |
| Germany | 100% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Wales | - | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| South Africa | 67% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Kenya | - | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Russia | 50% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Nepal | 50% | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Latvia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
The alternate forms: Kéila (1) & Keïla (1) are calculated separately.
Keila (410) may also be a surname.
Keila Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Keila (Keilah or Kayla) is of Hebrew origin, meaning 'citadel', as in a fortress or stronghold of a city. It also means 'God-like' in Hebrew. It is also the name of a biblical town in the kingdom of Judah.
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Keila Demographics
Keila Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 403 (2014)
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Keila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keila in the Russian language | ||
| Кеила | keila | - |
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