Alela Surname
Approximately 2,092 people bear this surname
Alela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 816 | 1:56,593 | 5,618 |
| Uganda | 811 | 1:48,137 | 5,896 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Alela (602) may also be a first name.
Alela Demographics
Alela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Alela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alela (Arabic: ليليلا, Hindi: अलेला, Marathi: अलेला, Russian: Алела) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Alela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alela? popularity and diffusion
Alela is the 199,660th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,483,531 people. The surname Alela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Alela live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Alela is also the 340,659th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 602 people.
The last name Alela is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 816 people, or 1 in 56,593. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 31 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.
Alela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Alela last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alela in the Hindi language | ||
| अलेला | alela | - |
| Alela in the Marathi language | ||
| अलेला | alela | - |
| Alela in the Russian language | ||
| Алела | alela | - |
| Alela in the Arabic language | ||
| ليليلا | lylyla | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alela
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