Sahela Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Sahela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 269 | 1:2,851,544 | 87,023 |
| Indonesia | 108 | 1:1,224,530 | 86,214 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sahela (10,750) may also be a first name.
Sahela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahela (Bengali: সাহেলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻬﻠﻪ, Hindi: सहेला, Marathi: सहेला, Oriya: ସେହଲା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sahela.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 703,644th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sahela are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sahela is also the 58,390th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 10,750 people.
Sahela is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 2,851,544. In India Sahela is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 52 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 16 percent are found and West Bengal, where 16 percent are found. Not including India it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻬﻠﻪ | shlh | - |
| Sahela in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহেলা | sahela | 85.71 |
| সহেলা | sahela | 14.29 |
| Sahela in the Hindi language | ||
| सहेला | sahela | 52.96 |
| साहेला | sahela | 45.97 |
| सहेेला | saheela | 0.27 |
| सलेहा | saleha | 0.27 |
| शहेला | sahela | 0.27 |
| सालेहा | saleha | 0.27 |
| Sahela in the Oriya language | ||
| ସେହଲା | sehala | 51.11 |
| ସାେହଲା | saehala | 44.44 |
| ଆସଲମ୍ | asalam | 2.22 |
| ଶାେହଲା | saehala | 2.22 |
| Sahela in the Marathi language | ||
| सहेला | sahela | 49.12 |
| साहेला | sahela | 49.12 |
| शहेला | sahela | 1.75 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahela
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