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) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 703,644th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. Sahela is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sahela reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sahela is also the 58,390th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 10,750 people.
Sahela is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 2,851,544. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 52 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 16 percent live and West Bengal, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sahela
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