Kitela Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kitela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kitela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3511:131,56710,822
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Kitela (163) may also be a first name.

Kitela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kitela (Russian: Китела) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kitela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 559,180th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kitela reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kitela is also the 717,791st most frequent given name globally, held by 163 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 131,567. In Kenya Kitela is most numerous in: Makueni County, where 53 percent are found, West Pokot County, where 44 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Kitela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kitela surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kitela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.95% less than the national average, earning R 121,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kithela92454/
Koitela9218/
Kiteala928/
Kiteula924/
Kaitela923/
Kittela922/
Kiteila921/
Kitelya921/
Kitelai921/
Kitelay920/
Kaihtela8611/
Kithelya864/
Kitelaus860/
Kitila835,558/
Kitala832,614/
Kutela832,107/
Kitele83643/
Kitola83559/
Ketela83194/
Kytela8399/
Kitelo8358/
Kitely8339/
Kiteli834/
Kaitila771,130/
Kiteley77773/
Chitela77520/
Kaitala77285/
Kitilya77226/
Kettela77187/
Kitilap77167/
Kitoelo77150/
Kittelä7777/
Kitalia7777/
Kittila7777/
Kitaala7761/
Kutelia7759/
Kithele7757/
Kutelaj7747/
Kaitola7733/
Koitila7731/
Kuutela7719/
Kittala7716/
Ketelga7716/
Quitela7714/
Koitola7714/
Kutelya779/
Koitele779/
Kethela777/
Kithala776/
Kitilah775/
Kuthela775/
Kaitele775/
Kutiela774/
Kitoila774/
Kuitila772/
Kitalai772/
Kitolla771/
Kitaila771/
Kitilia771/
Koitala771/
Kiotelo771/
Kitilai771/
Kitalay771/
Kiteler771/
Kitelet771/
Kiteule771/
Kituila771/
Kuttela771/
Kuitala771/
Ceitela771/
Kitalah771/
Kiteele771/
Cithela771/
Kystela771/
Keitele771/
Keiteli771/
Kittele770/
Kitealy770/
Keitely770/
Chittela711,875/
Chiteala71139/
Kittalai71105/
Koistila7188/
Koittola7186/
Kaithala7166/
Kaitolea7141/
Kaithola7133/
Keiteler7113/
Kaittola7112/
Koitalla7111/
Kaithele7110/
Kutheala719/
Chithela719/
Khitolia718/
Khitolay716/
Kitoeloh715/
Kithalya715/
Kuistila715/
Kitteler715/
Kaittila715/
Kitilach714/
Khaitala713/
Chiteela713/
Khietala712/
Ketelhat712/
Khethela712/
Kitaalya712/
Kaitilia711/
Kitahala711/
Kaitalya711/
Kithuila711/
Kitelech711/
Kuitolai711/
Khuthela711/
Kitithla711/
Kaitiely711/
Keithila711/
Keitieli711/
Keittely710/
Kisteler710/
Keithely710/
Ketola674,925/
Kitili672,870/
Ketila672,531/
Kutala671,972/
Ketelo671,719/
Ketala67839/
Kitolo67641/
Kitalo67553/
Citeli67242/
Kutila67216/
Ketele67214/
Kytola67190/
Keitheile67118/
Kutola6776/
Kutelo6771/
Ketelä6769/
Cutela6757/
Keteli6741/
Kityli6718/
Citele6716/
Citelo6714/
Khitoilay6713/
Kitilo676/
Kitile674/
Chitteela673/
Chithella673/
Kaithaala673/
Kittilath673/
Ketely672/
Cetela672/
Kytelo672/
Kaistelis671/
Kaitealli671/
Kaithalya671/
Kaaithala671/
Khaithala671/
Kissteler671/
Chittelaa671/
Kétila671/
Ketelhaut671/
Kaithalai671/
Kaitholla671/
Kitała671/
Kityła671/
Kyteli671/
Kuteła671/
Citely671/
Citila671/
Kettelaas671/
Qitala671/
Keithiely671/
Keithilla671/

Kitela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kitela in the Russian language
Кителаkitela-

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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 Kitela
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