Cognomen Alela (Alela 
, אלילה 
, اليلا 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The surname Alela is characteristic of Kenya, where it is quite a rare surname, Kuwait, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya. Likewise, Alela is the forename as well as the last name.