Kebela Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kebela Surname Definition:

Kebela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: intercessor.

Kebela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kebela (36) may also be a first name.

Kebela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kebela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: intercessor.

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Kebela Last Name Facts

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

Kebela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺒﻞ, Oriya: େକେବଲା) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,133,308th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. Kebela occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kebela reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kebela is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 36 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent are found and The Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koebela9224/
Kehbela921/
Kebelat921/
Kabela8316,111/
Kebele833,488/
Kobela832,361/
Kibela832,066/
Kebeli831,079/
Kebila83706/
Kebelo83371/
Kebala83242/
Kebelj8378/
Kebely8351/
Cebela8329/
Kebola834/
Qebela831/
Keshbelay801/
Kobiela774,430/
Kyobela77575/
Khabela77362/
Kobelia77271/
Khebala77162/
Kehbila77130/
Kaibela77123/
Khebila77117/
Kiebele7786/
Kiebala7759/
Khobela7755/
Kabeula7749/
Kebelei7737/
Kiobela7734/
Kabaela7713/
Koebola7713/
Kabeela7711/
Kevelai7711/
Chebela778/
Kempela775/
Kaabela775/
Kebeili775/
Kabhela774/
Kebeleš773/
Kebhila773/
Kobelaa773/
Kabelia772/
Kebeley772/
Kebeile772/
Kebitla772/
Kobelya771/
Kabelya771/
Kebelet771/
Kebilat771/
Kebilga771/
Keibele771/
Keibola771/
Kibeela771/
Kibelya771/
Khebely771/
Kabelea771/
Kabiela771/
Kaebola771/
Kuibela771/
Kaboela771/
Kebalia771/
Gcebela771/
Kebieli771/
Kebelesh71327/
Khobelia71158/
Keabeile7144/
Kebailia7117/
Cheebela7116/
Keibeler717/
Kaebalai711/
Kobielia711/
Khiebila711/
Kebailai711/
Keebeler710/
Kabila67108,808/
Kabala6745,608/
Kabola674,919/
Kabelo674,757/
Kibala674,723/
Kibila673,020/
Kobelo672,389/
Kibelo672,021/
Kebalo671,416/
Cabela671,067/
Kibola67884/
Kobola67800/
Kebile67403/
Kibele67290/
Kobila67246/
Cebeli67245/
Cobela67241/
Kebolo67190/
Kobala67124/
Qabela67119/
Kibeli6792/
Kevelj6764/
Kybala6738/
Cebelo6717/
Kebili6714/
Qobela6711/
Cebele679/
Cibela679/
Käbala678/
Qibela674/
Kybele673/
Cebila672/
Kibely671/
Kébila671/
Kebaillia671/
Kebeheler670/

Kebela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kebela in the Oriya language
େକେବଲାekebala-
Kebela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺒﻞkbl50
ﻛﺒﻴﻠﻰkbyly50

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