Surname Kistela (Kistela 
) , in the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Kistela is characteristic of Poland, where it is a rare surname, France, where it is a very rare surname, and Germany. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Poland, the United States, and France. More frequently, Kistela is the forename as well as the last name.