Léla Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Léla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Léla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

The alternate forms: Lela (17,317), Lêla (2) & Ļeļa (1) are calculated separately.

Léla (15) may also be a first name.

Léla Last Name Facts

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

Léla occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lela, Lêla or Ļeļa. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Léla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Léla live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Léla is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 50 percent live, Federal District, where 25 percent live and Paraná, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lela9217,317/
Lêla922/
Lélah891/
Lélias804/
Lila7522,338/
Lyla751,015/
Lélé7560/
Lély7519/
Léli753/
Lélo752/
Léle752/
Ljla751/
Ļeļa751/
Leila6712,670/
Leyla679,764/
Lilah678,539/
Hlela678,015/
Leela675,638/
Lilay673,081/
Luila672,367/
Lilat672,260/
Lilia671,632/
Lelay671,212/
Lelah671,163/
Lilai671,100/
Lelas67823/
Lilaj67761/
Lelea67744/
Loila67694/
Lelya67607/
Lilea67590/
Lelia67570/
Lilya67541/
Lelaj67430/
Lilas67375/
Hlila67262/
Lhila67234/
Lelap67231/
Liela67213/
Leala67208/
Letla67185/
Lélis67156/
Lilha67132/
Lilaz67128/
Lelau67119/
Lilga6784/
Leula6778/
Lelai6777/
Lilap6776/
Lilad6771/
Liola6759/
Lilaa6743/
Lejla6739/
Lilau6734/
Loyla6732/
Lihla6729/
Lelaa6719/
Lylau6716/
Lyola6712/
Lylia6712/
Leïla6712/
Llela6710/
Lelad6710/
Lujla679/
Lehla678/
Litla677/
Lília675/
Lylya675/
L'hélias674/
Lelat674/
Lylat674/
Lisla673/
Lesla673/
Lélio673/
Léles673/
Liloa673/
Lílas672/
Lylah672/
Lelha672/
Lelaz671/
Llila671/
Lylay671/
Luíla671/
Leloa671/
Lélou671/
Lélée671/
Lelga671/
Lojla671/
Lelaś671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Léla
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