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 last name Alela (Arabic: ليليلا, Hindi: अलेला, Marathi: अलेला, Russian: Алела) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alela is the 199,660th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,483,531 people. Alela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Alela reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Alela is also the 340,659th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 602 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 816 people, or 1 in 56,593. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 31 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 39 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Alela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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