Kizela Surname

293,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,299 people bear this surname

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

Kizela Surname Definition:

Kizela is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: village headman.

Kizela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,2861:57,4496,873
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kizela (81) may also be a first name.

Kizela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kizela is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: village headman.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kizela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kizela occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kizela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 293,918th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,610,120 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kizela are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kizela is also the 1,068,082nd most common first name world-wide It is held by 81 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,286 people, or 1 in 57,449. Besides The DR Congo Kizela is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiczela9213/
Kiezela925/
Kiziela923/
Kidzela922/
Kizeula921/
Gkizela921/
Kizelah921/
Kidziela868/
Kizzeela861/
Kisela832,034/
Kizila83546/
Kizola83486/
Kizala83278/
Kuzela83236/
Kizele83152/
Kigela8328/
Cizela837/
Kicela836/
Kizeli835/
Kezela831/
Chizela771,167/
Kisiela77464/
Kuziela77206/
Kizaala77134/
Kizilay77129/
Gkizeli77109/
Kaizeli7741/
Kiesila7730/
Kaijela7728/
Kitsela7727/
Quizela7726/
Khuzela7722/
Kiesala7721/
Kiziele7721/
Kizelis7715/
Kiesola7714/
Kaisela7710/
Kiselas7710/
Kigiela779/
Kichela779/
Kaizala778/
Kuzhela777/
Kiezila775/
Kuizila774/
Kuuzela773/
Kizzala772/
Keisela772/
Kizalai772/
Kiesela771/
Kiselia771/
Kaigela771/
Kidjela771/
Kijeala771/
Kuczela771/
Kuisela771/
Gcizela771/
Keijela771/
Kitchela71245/
Gkizelis71136/
Kaizeler7148/
Kudziela7147/
Khaisela716/
Kudzelya714/
Kizzilah712/
Kichhela711/
Chizeela711/
Keizelie711/
Kizzelee711/
Kedziela711/
Kioyzeli711/
Kädziela711/
Kizilağa711/
Kisala6711,366/
Kejela678,068/
Kisele671,371/
Kisila671,340/
Kisola671,309/
Kezele671,108/
Kiseli671,009/
Kizilağaç67820/
Kusila67748/
Kužela67488/
Kuzala67238/
Cizelj67170/
Kuzola67160/
Kusela67143/
Kezeli67132/
Kizilo67129/
Kuzila67114/
Kizolo67109/
Kesala67108/
Kezala67100/
Kigele6781/
Kesola6780/
Kizile6772/
Kesela6771/
Kesila6749/
Kijila6743/
Kizili6734/
Kiceła6730/
Kiselo6725/
Kizalo6721/
Kiselj6720/
Kicyla6720/
Kužila6718/
Kezelj6712/
Kyzyla6710/
Kezila6710/
Cizila6710/
Kiselá6710/
Kiseła6710/
Kejila679/
Kezely677/
Kiselý677/
Kuzeła677/
Kigila676/
Kijeli675/
Kegela671/
Kigelo671/
Kijele671/
Kuzelo671/
Qisela671/
Kecila671/
Qigela671/
Kecela671/

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