Sahel Surname
Approximately 17,875 people bear this surname
Sahel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 7,851 | 1:4,921 | 768 |
| Morocco | 5,146 | 1:6,700 | 823 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Iraq | 665 | 1:52,664 | 2,046 |
| Mali | 581 | 1:29,207 | 949 |
| Yemen | 527 | 1:50,143 | 4,001 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| France | 353 | 1:188,166 | 29,257 |
| India | 294 | 1:2,609,066 | 82,085 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Indonesia | 150 | 1:881,661 | 66,139 |
| Kenya | 122 | 1:378,524 | 21,706 |
| Spain | 92 | 1:508,174 | 25,386 |
| Iran | 73 | 1:1,051,815 | 47,741 |
| Afghanistan | 72 | 1:446,572 | 5,952 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Burkina Faso | 34 | 1:539,768 | 7,230 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Sahel (8,697) may also be a first name.
Sahel Demographics
Average Sahel Salary in
United States
$51,288 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sahel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sahel (Arabic: ساهل, Bengali: সাহেল, Georgian: საჰელ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻫﻞ, Hindi: सहेल, Marathi: साहेल, Oriya: ସାେହଲ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sahel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,904th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 407,695 people. The surname Sahel is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sahel reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 67,239th most widely held forename globally, held by 8,697 people.
The last name Sahel is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 7,851 people, or 1 in 4,921. In Algeria Sahel is mostly concentrated in: Djelfa Province, where 29 percent live, Boumerdès Province, where 14 percent live and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Algeria it exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 29 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.
Sahel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sahel surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sahel last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sahel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning $51,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $50,724 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahel in the Georgian language | ||
| საჰელ | sahel | - |
| Sahel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻫﻞ | alsahl | - |
| Sahel in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহেল | sahela | - |
| Sahel in the Hindi language | ||
| सहेल | sahela | 59.62 |
| साहेल | sahela | 37.82 |
| साहिल | sahila | 1.28 |
| सहेली | saheli | 0.64 |
| Sahel in the Marathi language | ||
| साहेल | sahela | 53.66 |
| सहेल | sahela | 36.1 |
| सोहेल | sohela | 2.93 |
| साठे | sathe | 0.98 |
| साहेब | saheba | 0.98 |
| साहले | sahale | 0.49 |
| Sahel in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେହଲ | saehala | 50 |
| ମହ | maha | 33.33 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 16.67 |
| Sahel in the Arabic language | ||
| ساهل | sahl | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahel
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