Seela Surname
Approximately 7,137 people bear this surname
Seela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,104 | 1:247,122 | 14,362 |
| Uganda | 2,034 | 1:19,193 | 2,863 |
| Thailand | 830 | 1:85,106 | 11,672 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| Germany | 189 | 1:425,955 | 38,510 |
| Kenya | 174 | 1:265,402 | 17,619 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Seela (6,321) may also be a first name.
Seela Demographics
Seela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Seela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seela (Hindi: शीला, Marathi: शेळके, Oriya: ଶୀଲା) is found most in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Seela is the 69,429th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,021,094 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Seela live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 82,872nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 6,321 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 3,104 people, or 1 in 247,122. In India it is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 86 percent live, Telangana, where 9 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 2 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent live and Thailand, where 12 percent live.
Seela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Seela has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Seela surname are 6.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.57% registered with the party.
The amount Seela earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning R 236,340 per year and in United States they earn 19% less than the national average, earning $34,950 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seela in the Marathi language | ||
| शेळके | selake | - |
| Seela in the Hindi language | ||
| शीला | sila | 68.98 |
| सीला | sila | 28.7 |
| शिला | sila | 1.39 |
| श्ीला | sila | 0.46 |
| सिला | sila | 0.46 |
| Seela in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୀଲା | sila | 37.14 |
| ଶିଲା | sila | 20 |
| ସିଲା | sila | 14.29 |
| ସୀଲା | sila | 8.57 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 5.71 |
| ଶିଳା | sila | 5.71 |
| େଲାହାର | elahara | 2.86 |
| ସୀଲ | sila | 2.86 |
| ଳମ | lama | 2.86 |
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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 Seela
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