Sela Forename
31,890th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 25,104 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tonga
Sela Forename Definition:
Sela is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: move.
Sela Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 99% | 8,384 | 1:30,769 | 4,134 |
| India | 85% | 2,814 | 1:431,726 | 36,251 |
| DR Congo | 94% | 2,232 | 1:33,077 | 2,390 |
| Egypt | 96% | 1,496 | 1:61,431 | 3,281 |
| Tonga | - | 1,359 | 1:79 | 12 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 1,283 | 1:124,288 | 7,723 |
| Zambia | - | 1,150 | 1:13,787 | 1,347 |
| Tanzania | 94% | 970 | 1:54,421 | 3,854 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88% | 696 | 1:11,713 | 1,189 |
| Nepal | 73% | 664 | 1:42,903 | 3,261 |
| United States | 87% | 552 | 1:656,770 | 15,845 |
| Ghana | - | 393 | 1:68,667 | 3,308 |
| Kenya | 98% | 378 | 1:122,506 | 5,973 |
| Philippines | 70% | 325 | 1:326,183 | 12,430 |
| Kosovo | - | 259 | 1:7,187 | 1,161 |
| Fiji | - | 201 | 1:4,440 | 1,122 |
| Israel | 93% | 190 | 1:44,226 | 2,902 |
| Turkey | 84% | 183 | 1:425,146 | 6,475 |
| Benin | 78% | 179 | 1:59,083 | 4,385 |
| Ivory Coast | 55% | 157 | 1:146,980 | 8,011 |
| Nigeria | 63% | 114 | 1:1,557,582 | 33,765 |
| Pakistan | 58% | 99 | 1:1,963,209 | 27,040 |
| Malaysia | 80% | 91 | 1:334,615 | 16,572 |
| South Africa | 77% | 77 | 1:708,216 | 30,263 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 67 | 1:31,205 | 2,694 |
| Mexico | 98% | 63 | 1:1,970,546 | 11,820 |
| Peru | 100% | 52 | 1:611,374 | 10,064 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 47 | 1:342,733 | 3,797 |
| Spain | 100% | 43 | 1:1,082,092 | 9,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 39 | 1:471,268 | 16,333 |
| Cambodia | 64% | 34 | 1:478,627 | 10,442 |
| France | 100% | 34 | 1:1,955,010 | 11,553 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 31 | 1:230,709 | 14,681 |
| Uganda | 86% | 30 | 1:1,365,231 | 20,932 |
| New Zealand | - | 27 | 1:168,002 | 5,821 |
| Brazil | 75% | 22 | 1:9,738,007 | 121,504 |
| Netherlands | 96% | 22 | 1:768,276 | 15,209 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 21 | 1:286,587 | 6,256 |
| American Samoa | - | 20 | 1:2,792 | 500 |
| England | 50% | 20 | 1:2,780,146 | 31,455 |
| Thailand | 50% | 18 | 1:3,892,545 | 81,378 |
| Liberia | 83% | 15 | 1:294,137 | 9,351 |
| Russia | 50% | 15 | 1:9,615,580 | 37,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 15 | 1:1,028,254 | 36,015 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 13 | 1:1,662,346 | 37,840 |
| China | - | 13 | 1:105,081,214 | 64,899 |
| Albania | 100% | 11 | 1:276,961 | 12,691 |
| Canada | - | 11 | 1:3,012,125 | 38,520 |
| Congo | 100% | 10 | 1:500,920 | 8,695 |
| El Salvador | - | 9 | 1:704,643 | 5,397 |
| Venezuela | 90% | 9 | 1:3,355,766 | 50,812 |
| Australia | - | 8 | 1:1,707,203 | 16,445 |
| Croatia | 75% | 8 | 1:527,134 | 5,786 |
| Cook Islands | - | 7 | 1:2,593 | 418 |
| Honduras | 86% | 7 | 1:1,259,638 | 12,726 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 6 | 1:794,658 | 9,692 |
| Germany | 64% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Niger | 83% | 6 | 1:3,197,332 | 33,105 |
| Belgium | 67% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Senegal | 80% | 5 | 1:2,916,271 | 15,947 |
| Angola | - | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Colombia | - | 4 | 1:11,944,732 | 44,648 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Latvia | 75% | 4 | 1:503,911 | 3,554 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Sweden | 75% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Switzerland | 66% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Finland | 75% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,365,080 | 16,011 |
| Paraguay | 67% | 3 | 1:2,412,268 | 9,978 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Czechia | 68% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Italy | 79% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
The alternate forms: Séla (5) are calculated separately.
Sela (23,489) may also be a surname.
Sela Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sela is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: move.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Se'-la, a rock. A place in Palestine. Isai. xvi. 1.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: (1) a rock: crag (2 Kings 14:7): Selah (2), make prominent.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Sela Forename Popularity
Sela Demographics
Sela Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 105 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Sela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sela in the Russian language | ||
| Села | sela | - |
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