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Where Does The Last Name Kela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kela (Bengali: কেলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻪ, Hindi: केला, Marathi: केला, Oriya: େକଳା, Russian: Кела) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kéla. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Kela is the 39,365^th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 546,457 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Kela are found; 27 percent are found in Central Africa and 26 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kela is also the 16,698^th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 56,309 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 3,344 people, or 1 in 229,386. In India Kela is most common in: Maharashtra, where 34 percent are found, Gujarat, where 21 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 13 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Kela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kela last name expanded 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kela Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kela surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.82% less than the national average, earning R 178,668 per year; in United States they earn 17.36% less than the national average, earning $35,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.04% less than the national average, earning $38,234 CAD per year.