Kekela Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Zambia151:1,056,66130,252
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kekela (156) may also be a first name.

Kekela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kekela (Georgian: კეკელა, Oriya: େକେକଲା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kekela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 864,701st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Kekela live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kekela is also the 735,679th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 156 people.

The last name Kekela is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Kekela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kekela last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kekela earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning R 109,812 per year and in United States they earn 33.77% less than the national average, earning $28,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekelia92987/
Kiekela9234/
Keskela925/
Kekelya921/
Kekeula921/
Khekela921/
Kiekiela861/
Kekeli832,177/
Kakela831,821/
Kekele831,361/
Kokela83756/
Kikela83262/
Kekola83153/
Kekelj83137/
Kekely83118/
Qekela8367/
Kekala8318/
Cekela839/
Kekelo836/
Kekila831/
Kecela831/
Kikhela77698/
Kekelis77135/
Kikiela77131/
Kekelos7751/
Kiekala7742/
Kokeela7741/
Kakiela7741/
Kokelea7727/
Kokkela7725/
Kaekala7725/
Khakela7719/
Kikelya7713/
Khokela7710/
Qhekela777/
Kekalia776/
Kekqeli776/
Kokelya775/
Keskelä775/
Kakkela773/
Kekkala772/
Keckely772/
Keceila772/
Kokiela772/
Kekelou772/
Kekalla771/
Kekhala771/
Keekala771/
Kaakela771/
Kekolah771/
Keskyla771/
Kekiele771/
Kekilya771/
Kekkeli771/
Kekkila771/
Kekeile771/
Kiekele771/
Kiekila771/
Khekala771/
Kakelai771/
Kahkela771/
Kakhela771/
Kiskela771/
Kyokela771/
Kaikela771/
Keikkala7151/
Khokhela7139/
Kechelia7116/
Keckeley716/
Kackiela716/
Keikkila714/
Kaekalai713/
Kechkila711/
Kaitkela711/
Caekelia711/
Kekoleah711/
Keukalah711/
Cekehlay711/
Keshkele711/
Khekheli711/
Kakehela711/
Kagkiela711/
Chekelya711/
Kheskeli711/
Keckeler710/
Kakala673,376/
Kokola672,487/
Kokila671,820/
Kikala671,280/
Kakola671,250/
Qokela671,039/
Kakila67967/
Kikola67910/
Käkelä67767/
Kekolo67625/
Kokala67610/
Kekalo67456/
Kikelj67303/
Kikila67267/
Kakelo67204/
Keceli67195/
Kekäle67175/
Kikele67165/
Qekele67138/
Keshkeley67125/
Kecelj6763/
Kokelo6737/
Kecala6730/
Cikela6725/
Kikelo6723/
Kecely6712/
Qikela6712/
Cekele678/
Kikeli677/
Cecela677/
Kicela676/
Keqelo676/
Qekelo676/
Kikely675/
Chekhelia674/
Kekili674/
Kheskheli673/
Cekeli672/
Kekile672/
Kecele671/
Khokhelah671/
Kykala671/
Chikkeela671/
Chekchela671/
Keshkeeli671/
Cakela671/
Kheketlhe671/
Kecila671/
Kecelo671/
Kheikkyla671/

Kekela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kekela in the Georgian language
კეკელაkekela-
Kekela in the Oriya language
େକେକଲାekekala-

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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 Kekela
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