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
Average Seela Salary in
United States
$34,950 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Seela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seela is the 69,429th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,021,094 people. The last name Seela occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Seela are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 82,872nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 6,321 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 3,104 people, or 1 in 247,122. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 86 percent live, Telangana, where 9 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 2 percent live. Excluding 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 incidence of Seela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seela last name expanded 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Seela are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.57% being 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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- 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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