Kahela Surname

257,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kahela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7931:66,7617,045
DR Congo5201:142,07615,019
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Finland181:305,37222,464
India171:45,121,493474,784
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Kahela (135) may also be a first name.

Kahela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kahela Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kahela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻠﻪ, Hindi: कहेला, Marathi: काहेला, Oriya: କେହଲା) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kahela is the 257,425th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,763,102 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kahela live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 797,647th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 135 people.

The last name Kahela is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 66,761. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 45 percent live, Tanga Region, where 21 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 19 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.

Kahela Last Name Statistics demography

Kahela earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 223.98% more than the national average, earning $139,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahaela9266/
Kahelah921/
Kaela914,126/
Kahehela864/
Kajheela861/
Kahila832,263/
Kahelo83388/
Kehela83275/
Cahela83144/
Kohela83125/
Kaelai8323/
Khaela8318/
Kaeila8317/
Kheula8311/
Kaelea836/
Khoela833/
Kaeela832/
Kkaela831/
Kaaela831/
Kaella831/
Kaelaa831/
Kahilah77244/
Kahuila7733/
Kaijela7728/
Khaelaj776/
Kahilai773/
Kahilat772/
Cahelya772/
Cahelap771/
Kohella771/
Khaeela771/
Khaella771/
Kaheley771/
Kaeaila771/
Kaehelo771/
Kahilap771/
Kahilla771/
Qahesla771/
Kaeelay770/
Kaelo731,163/
Koela73317/
Caela73118/
Keula7361/
Khauhelo71116/
Cahellas712/
Kahayila711/
Kaijella711/
Kauhilya711/
Khaeeela711/
Khahilya711/
Kohelhas710/
Kehila671,117/
Kahilo67218/
Koella67110/
Kaeley67109/
Kohila6793/
Cahelo6778/
Kaello6763/
Cahila6748/
Keulai6741/
Koelau6740/
Kuiela6711/
Caella676/
Keayla676/
Koehla676/
Kauila675/
Kohelo675/
Koeela674/
Koelat673/
Koeila672/
Kaelou672/
Cohela672/
Kahayilia671/
Koelia671/
Caelia671/
Koelea671/
Keulla671/
Koaila671/
Qahila671/
Caaela671/
Kaeloy671/
Keelah671/

Kahela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﺤﻠﻪalkhlh-
Kahela in the Hindi language
कहेलाkahela-
Kahela in the Marathi language
काहेलाkahela-
Kahela in the Oriya language
କେହଲାkehala50
କାେହଲାkaehala50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kahela
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