Ella Surname
Approximately 33,009 people bear this surname
Ella Surname Definition:
“Noble-Hard”, Anglo-Saxon man’s name (Aedel- heard).
Ella Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 8,942 | 1:211 | 20 |
| Cameroon | 8,648 | 1:2,402 | 263 |
| Nigeria | 3,090 | 1:57,328 | 4,310 |
| Philippines | 2,574 | 1:39,331 | 6,135 |
| India | 2,558 | 1:299,869 | 16,892 |
| Chad | 2,118 | 1:6,417 | 936 |
| Indonesia | 725 | 1:182,413 | 17,553 |
| Ivory Coast | 696 | 1:33,148 | 2,218 |
| United States | 589 | 1:615,380 | 49,848 |
| Mauritania | 521 | 1:7,860 | 853 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| England | 358 | 1:155,637 | 14,724 |
| Iran | 233 | 1:329,539 | 22,544 |
| Afghanistan | 146 | 1:220,227 | 3,974 |
| Australia | 146 | 1:184,902 | 18,557 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| Hungary | 69 | 1:142,265 | 13,005 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Solomon Islands | 59 | 1:9,831 | 1,696 |
| Israel | 53 | 1:161,465 | 16,670 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| China | 49 | 1:27,904,522 | 1,516 |
| Benin | 42 | 1:246,086 | 21,801 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Congo | 18 | 1:277,172 | 8,776 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Romania | 13 | 1:1,544,452 | 53,658 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 124 | 1:196,576 | 15,750 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
The alternate forms: Ellä (70) are calculated separately.
Ella (269,624) may also be a first name.
Ella Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Noble-Hard”, Anglo-Saxon man’s name (Aedel- heard).
Ella Demographics
Average Ella Salary in
United States
$42,146 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ella Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ella Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ella (Arabic: لايلا, Georgian: ელლა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻪ, Hindi: ेल्ला, Oriya: ଏଲା) is more commonly found in Gabon than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Ellä. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ella? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,825th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,775 people. The surname Ella occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Ella reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,886th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 269,624 people.
Ella is most commonly occurring in Gabon, where it is held by 8,942 people, or 1 in 211. Apart from Gabon it exists in 103 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Ella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ella has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ella surname rose 755 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 289 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ella Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Ella last name are 23.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.29% being registered with the party.
The amount Ella earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.48% less than the national average, earning R 139,056 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.29% more than the national average, earning $64,734 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ella Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ella in the Georgian language | ||
| ელლა | ella | - |
| Ella in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏଲା | ela | 83.33 |
| ଏଳା | ela | 16.67 |
| Ella in the Hindi language | ||
| ेल्ला | ella | 42.86 |
| एल्ला | ella | 21.43 |
| इला | ila | 21.43 |
| ऐला | aila | 7.14 |
| ईला | ila | 7.14 |
| Ella in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻪ | allh | 42.78 |
| ﺍﻟﻼ | alla | 20.86 |
| ﺃﻻ | ala | 11.76 |
| ﺍﻻ | ala | 11.23 |
| ﺍﻟﻞ | all | 4.81 |
| ﺃﻟﻼ | alla | 2.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻠﻰ | ally | 1.07 |
| ﺁﻻ | ala | 1.07 |
| ﺇﻻ | ala | 0.53 |
| ﻟﻠﻪ | llh | 0.53 |
| ﺃﻟﻞ | all | 0.53 |
| ﺃﻵ | ala | 0.53 |
| ﺍﻟﻪ | alh | 0.53 |
| Ella in the Arabic language | ||
| لايلا | layla | - |
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