Rekela Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Rekela (85) may also be a first name.

Rekela Last Name Facts

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

Rekela is most common in Malaysia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rekela? popularity and diffusion

Rekela is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Rekela occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Rekela live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread given name world-wide, held by 85 people.

The last name Rekela is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia Rekela is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rekkela924/
Rekhela921/
Rekaela921/
Rekheila862/
Rekola831,422/
Rekala83819/
Rakela83577/
Rekelj8342/
Rekele8318/
Rokela8315/
Rekila837/
Recela831/
Rekelo831/
Rekeli831/
Rezkeelah804/
Rekkala77584/
Rekhala77425/
Rekhila7769/
Rakhela7715/
Rekhola779/
Rikkela779/
Roekala778/
Rokkela775/
Rekalla774/
Rekkila774/
Reikola774/
Reekola774/
Reketli773/
Raekala773/
Requela773/
Rechela772/
Rakeela771/
Raakela771/
Ruikela771/
Rekaala771/
Rekolla771/
Rekaila771/
Rehkola771/
Rekkola771/
Recelia771/
Riekala771/
Riekkola71236/
Roekalea7160/
Reuhkala7152/
Rekhelis7111/
Raekalia715/
Rekkalla714/
Rekheler713/
Raekalai711/
Rekhaila711/
Rekallah711/
Rakheela711/
Requelas711/
Resquela711/
Rakhelay711/
Rackaela711/
Reykkala711/
Reckeles711/
Rakala671,938/
Rekalo67769/
Rikala67457/
Rokala67449/
Rekilä67357/
Rakola67325/
Rakila67294/
Recola67124/
Recala6799/
Recelj6747/
Recely6728/
Rikola6714/
Rykola6713/
Rekili678/
Rokola678/
Rikila675/
Rikely675/
Recila673/
Rikeli672/
Rekile672/
Requelias672/
Rycela671/
Recheleau671/
Redkettle671/
Rokila671/
Rekleo671/
Rykely671/
Rekolo671/
Receli671/
Recelo671/
Rykele671/

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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 Rekela
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