Around the world, Istela (Istela 
) is a rare feminine forename. The given name Istela is characteristic of Brazil, where it is a rare female name, and India, where it is a very rare predominantly girly, but scarcely boy's name. Very seldom, Istela is the last name as well as the forename.
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