Lela Surname
Approximately 17,317 people bear this surname
Lela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 7,214 | 1:18,332 | 2,227 |
| DR Congo | 2,839 | 1:26,023 | 3,271 |
| India | 1,311 | 1:585,099 | 28,407 |
| Egypt | 1,220 | 1:75,357 | 6,848 |
| Ivory Coast | 901 | 1:25,606 | 1,804 |
| Pakistan | 532 | 1:335,797 | 6,744 |
| Albania | 523 | 1:5,572 | 1,058 |
| Malaysia | 517 | 1:57,049 | 4,345 |
| Algeria | 382 | 1:101,130 | 14,980 |
| Romania | 339 | 1:59,227 | 7,211 |
| Cameroon | 207 | 1:100,334 | 11,860 |
| United States | 135 | 1:2,684,881 | 161,220 |
| Argentina | 128 | 1:333,933 | 26,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 101 | 1:80,730 | 10,659 |
| North Macedonia | 77 | 1:27,292 | 3,416 |
| Greece | 75 | 1:147,731 | 24,372 |
| Congo | 72 | 1:69,293 | 6,042 |
| Solomon Islands | 69 | 1:8,406 | 1,382 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Mauritania | 22 | 1:186,130 | 9,575 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Léla (6), Lêla (2) & Ļeļa (1) are calculated separately.
Lela (87,874) may also be a first name.
Lela Demographics
Lela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lela (Georgian: ლელა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻞ, Hindi: लेला, Marathi: लेला, Oriya: େଲଲା, Russian: Лела, Tibetan: ལི་ལ་) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Léla, Lêla or Ļeļa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 30,848th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 420,832 people. The last name Lela occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Lela are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 11,412th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 87,874 people.
This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 7,214 people, or 1 in 18,332. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 28 percent live, East Nusa Tenggara, where 11 percent live and North Sumatra, where 8 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 84 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Lela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lela surname grew 1,929 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Lela surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lela earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,689 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lela in the Georgian language | ||
| ლელა | lela | - |
| Lela in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལི་ལ་ | lila | - |
| Lela in the Marathi language | ||
| लेला | lela | 93.62 |
| लेलााक | lelaaka | 4.26 |
| ळेला | lela | 2.13 |
| Lela in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଲା | elala | 93.24 |
| େଲଳା | elala | 4.05 |
| େଲଲ | elala | 1.35 |
| ଲୀଲା | lila | 1.35 |
| Lela in the Hindi language | ||
| लेला | lela | 75.14 |
| लीला | lila | 15.47 |
| ळॅळ | lela | 8.84 |
| केला | kela | 0.55 |
| Lela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻞ | ll | 27.78 |
| ﺍﻟﻞ | all | 27.78 |
| ﻟﻼ | lla | 11.11 |
| ﻻﻟﻪ | lalh | 5.56 |
| ﻟﻌﻠﻲ | lly | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻟﻼ | alla | 5.56 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻰ | lyly | 5.56 |
| ﺍﻟﻠﻞ | alll | 5.56 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻪ | lylh | 5.56 |
| Lela in the Russian language | ||
| Лела | lela | - |
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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 Lela
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