Salela Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Salela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
United States381:9,538,393399,091
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Salela (144) may also be a first name.

Salela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salela Come From? nationality or country of origin

Salela (Arabic: ساليلا, Hindi: साल्ेला, Oriya: ସେଲହା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 770,644th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Salela reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 144 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 260,470. In South Africa Salela is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent are found, Western Cape, where 22 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Other than South Africa Salela occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Salela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Salela surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the party.

The amount Salela earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.65% less than the national average, earning R 190,932 per year and in United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,490 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saleela92396/
Sailela92126/
Sealela9271/
Sialela9233/
Sallela922/
Salelea922/
Saliela922/
Saleloa921/
Scalela921/
Saleila921/
Salelaa921/
Shalela921/
Saileela86237/
Shaleela8614/
Salele'a869/
Saaleela868/
Shalelia866/
Saleelad864/
Salleela863/
Shailela862/
Salelaus861/
Shalelha861/
Seallela861/
Salala835,271/
Salila832,692/
Salele831,493/
Selela831,083/
Salelo83173/
Salola83118/
Jalela8386/
Solela8347/
Saleli8335/
Calela8327/
Zalela8324/
Salely831/
Xalela831/
Salesella801/
Shalala772,843/
Salalah771,248/
Jallela771,233/
Chalela771,024/
Sailila77921/
Saliola77740/
Shalila77291/
Sallila77187/
Saylila77185/
Shalele77170/
Shelela77168/
Callela77168/
Salehli77146/
Jaleela77132/
Sallele77124/
Salilah77101/
Salilay7773/
Sailola7770/
Salalay7768/
Salalia7743/
Salaila7741/
Salehlo7731/
Sallala7730/
Sealola7724/
Sailele7722/
Salolla7720/
Sahlila7719/
Saleleu7718/
Salalla7717/
Selelia7716/
Salilia7716/
Salilat7716/
Shalola7715/
Saulele7715/
Saleles7713/
Saelila778/
Sallalo778/
Sallola778/
Saloila777/
Salalai776/
Salelei775/
Salieli775/
Saulila775/
Sialila775/
Saalila773/
Zaleela773/
Salelet773/
Jalelay773/
Saleley773/
Solelah772/
Salilas772/
Saleeli772/
Salaala772/
Sallyla772/
Seelela772/
Salalha772/
Salahla772/
Saileli771/
Salayla771/
Salelhi771/
Caleela771/
Calhela771/
Jhalela771/
Zaliela771/
Solalla771/
Soletla771/
Sollela771/
Sholela771/
Ssalila771/
Jalelat771/
Solalea771/
Shaleli771/
Sielela771/
Soulela771/
Saalola771/
Salalau771/
Saleleá771/
Salelou771/
Saleyle771/
Sealelo771/
Sohlela771/
Solhela771/
Salielo771/
Salelih771/
Salaelo771/
Xhalela771/
Salleli771/
Zalelah771/
Zallela771/
Saulely770/
Salolah770/
Salichella751/
Sahlelou71209/
Calhelha7181/
Sallilia7179/
Saleille7150/
Salleles7145/
Saleilei7139/
Shaleuly7130/
Salelesh7125/
Schelela7121/
Saililah7121/
Salaaila7121/
Sallolla7120/
Challela7117/
Salilath7115/
Chailela7112/
Sauliala7112/
Salailay718/
Solaelah717/
Jaleelaa717/
Selealea717/
Giallela716/
Salialah716/
Souleila715/
Saililia715/
Shalilah715/
Shallala714/
Jalelaai714/
Satlelli713/
Saloilay713/
Salilach713/
Shalalia712/
Salilaya712/
Sallalai712/
Salehloo712/
Solehela712/
Sahalele711/
Callelia711/
Chaleela711/
Jalleela711/
Solelias711/
Shellela711/
Soleilla711/
Shalhila711/
Souleyla711/
Saililas711/
Sallilas711/
Saluilla711/
Salaylay711/
Salialia711/
Salessli711/
Saleyley711/
Saylilia711/
Calleyla711/
Chalelas711/
Jaleelat711/
Salelish711/
Saletlhe711/
Sehlehla711/
Sallehelias711/
Salejles710/
Selala675,495/
Selelo672,266/
Solola672,023/
Salili671,898/
Jalila671,150/
Salilo67713/
Colela67394/
Zalala67346/
Zalila67223/
Solala67206/
Shalailat67118/
Salolo67106/
Selila6791/
Zelela6770/
Zolela6763/
Solila6756/
Salile6751/
Calelo6748/
Saleilles6747/
Solely6734/
Jalelo6732/
Zalelo6721/
Sallallah6721/
Salylo6715/
Selalo6714/
Solelo6713/
Salalo6710/
Calila6710/
Solele679/
Selola677/
Xalele676/
Soleli675/
Schallala675/
Challeela673/
Jolela673/
Xolela673/
Sealahala672/
Saalialia671/
Salily671/
Sallalouh671/
Xalelo671/
Schaleuly671/
Shelhalla671/
Shalilaja671/
Sahllelou671/
Ssalialia671/
Salélé671/
Salalá671/
Salała671/
Schalehli671/
Zalele671/
Salicelli671/
Salaehloh671/
Scheleila671/
Chatleela671/

Salela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salela in the Oriya language
ସେଲହାselaha-
Salela in the Hindi language
साल्ेलाsalela50
सालेलाsalela50
Salela in the Arabic language
ساليلاsalyla-
سليلاslyla-

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