Stellah Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Stellah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stellah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5921:78,0077,248
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
India211:36,526,923420,161
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Stellah (49,267) may also be a first name.

Stellah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stellah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stellah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stellah is the 502,491st most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,143,037 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Stellah reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Stellah is also the 18,734th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 49,267 people.

The last name Stellah is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 592 people, or 1 in 78,007. In Kenya Stellah is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 28 percent live, Kakamega County, where 17 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Stellah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Stellah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stellah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Stellah last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stellahs931/
Stella9251,111/
Stllah921/
Stellas86433/
Stelloh86308/
Stellai869/
Stellat867/
Sttella866/
Stellaa865/
Steella862/
Stellia861/
Sstella861/
Stlla834/
Sttellas803/
Sttellaa801/
Stelloch801/
Stellats801/
Stellaaj801/
Shtellya801/
Stellloh800/
Stello771,036/
Stilla77678/
Stylla7730/
Štella7713/
Shtlla771/
Stla732/
Shtylla711,032/
Stelley71248/
Stellos71145/
Styllas71135/
Stelloo71129/
Stellou7196/
Stellio7140/
Stillas715/
Stillia712/
Sztello711/
Stoello711/
Stellios67159/
Stlas673/
Shtyllaj672/
Stlau672/
Ztlla671/
Stllo671/
Shtyllai671/
Stlha671/
Stellous671/
Steelley670/
Stuelley670/
Stillaus670/
Stloh670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Stellah
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