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
The surname Seela (Hindi: शीला, Marathi: शेळके, Oriya: ଶୀଲା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Seela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seela? popularity and diffusion
Seela is the 69,429th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,021,094 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Seela reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Seela is also the 82,872nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 6,321 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 3,104 people, or 1 in 247,122. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 86 percent are found, Telangana, where 9 percent are found and Chhattisgarh, where 2 percent are found. Outside of India it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent are found and Thailand, where 12 percent are found.
Seela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Seela has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Seela last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Seela last name are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.57% being registered to vote for the political 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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