Kelela Surname

167,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
DR Congo3901:189,43519,115
Tanzania3541:149,55313,593
India2161:3,551,229100,445
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kelela (4,157) may also be a first name.

Kelela Last Name Facts

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

Kelela (Hindi: केल्ला) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kelela.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kelela is the 167,036th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,813,724 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kelela reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 107,752nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 4,157 people.

The surname Kelela is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.

Kelela Last Name Statistics demography

Kelela earn less than half the average income. In Canada they earn 62.29% less than the national average, earning $18,733 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelelau929/
Keleula925/
Keleela924/
Kielela924/
Kealela924/
Kelelea922/
Kelelia921/
Keleyla921/
Keelela921/
Khelela921/
Koelela921/
Kelelya921/
Kelelay920/
Keleiloa867/
Kelelaya861/
Khelelay861/
Keleulea861/
Kelelash861/
Kalela8312,474/
Kolela833,815/
Kelele832,727/
Kilela832,192/
Keleli83178/
Kelala83169/
Kelelo83131/
Kelola8356/
Celela8340/
Kelely8314/
Kelila837/
Kheleli77557/
Kallela77271/
Chelela77246/
Kelilau77163/
Kahlela77112/
Kohlela7748/
Koleala7744/
Kaleela7740/
Kalelay7740/
Kaliela7735/
Kielele7727/
Khelelo7719/
Khelele7715/
Kaleala7714/
Khalela7714/
Kelhola7713/
Kalelea7711/
Kholela7710/
Kilelia779/
Khelila778/
Keliola776/
Kailela776/
Keliele776/
Keelala775/
Kalelia775/
Kelelyo774/
Celelia773/
Keulola773/
Kalelah773/
Koleila773/
Khelely773/
Khilela773/
Keleile772/
Kelelie772/
Kilelya772/
Kalaela772/
Kelelis772/
Kollela772/
Keleili771/
Keleleu771/
Kalelya771/
Koilela771/
Kolelai771/
Kolelia771/
Kelilia771/
Celeila771/
Kelolia771/
Kgeleli771/
Kelieli771/
K'Olela771/
Koleela771/
Kelelhi771/
Kelilah771/
Kilelea770/
Kelailia71240/
Khaleela71197/
Khahlela71106/
Kelesler7136/
Khohlela7126/
Keelalai717/
Khetleli715/
Kelelech714/
Keleilou713/
Kalleala713/
Keelolla713/
Khelilah713/
Kettlely712/
Keliolaa711/
Keelalla711/
Celeilia711/
Khalehla711/
Khellila711/
Khelilat711/
Ketlelle711/
Kalola673,540/
Kilola673,500/
Kelile673,090/
Kilele672,955/
Kalila671,926/
Kilelo671,393/
Kalelo67467/
Colela67394/
Kolola67297/
Kilila67222/
Kelili67212/
Kolila67202/
Kileli6799/
Kelolo6778/
Qalela6747/
Kolelo6739/
Cilela6728/
Calela6727/
Khoelilah6723/
Kelilo6710/
Celila673/
Kelailaia673/
Qolela673/
Qelelo672/
Celeli671/
Khellaili671/
Celele671/
Kelalo671/
Qelele671/
Kelily670/
Kilely670/

Kelela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelela in the Hindi language
केल्लाkella-

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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
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  • 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 Kelela
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