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Where Does The Last Name Ela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ela (Arabic: العلأ, Georgian: ელა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻻ, Hindi: एला, Marathi: एला, Oriya: ଏଳା, Tibetan: ཨི་ལ་) has its highest incidence in Equatorial Guinea. It can occur in the variant forms: Elá or Éla. For other possible spellings of Ela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 6,840^th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 88,200 people. Ela occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Ela reside; 33 percent reside in South Asia and 32 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ela is also the 1,965^th most widely held forename on earth, borne by 515,076 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Equatorial Guinea, where it is held by 22,302 people, or 1 in 51. Besides Equatorial Guinea this surname exists in 101 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Bangladesh, where 12 percent live.

Ela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ela surname expanded 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ela Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (88%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Ela are 16.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.52% registered with the party.

The amount Ela earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.15% more than the national average, earning $58,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.28% less than the national average, earning $44,577 CAD per year.