Seelah Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Seelah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seelah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius761:17,0193,609
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Seelah (38) may also be a first name.

Seelah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seelah is found most in Mauritius. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Seelah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seelah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. Seelah is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Seelah live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. Seelah is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 38 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Mauritius, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 17,019. In Mauritius it is most frequent in: Flacq District, where 51 percent live, Rivière du Rempart District, where 43 percent live and Pamplemousses District, where 5 percent live. Outside of Mauritius Seelah is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 19 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheelah920/
Seoela83337/
Sehela8329/
Seilah8328/
Saeela8314/
Sealah8314/
Seulah8312/
Seeila833/
Seuela831/
Seeela831/
Syelah831/
Sheheilah801/
Seoehla77273/
Sheilah77164/
Sielach7752/
Sahelah7713/
Shehela777/
Sohelah776/
Saeella773/
Sejeula772/
Seahela772/
Shaeela772/
Sheeila771/
Shieela771/
Sielahe771/
Sheehla771/
Shealah770/
Geelach770/
Siela73522/
Seula73393/
Seola73250/
Geela73125/
Syela7369/
Sgela731/
Sheillah71347/
Sheehela7178/
Gehelath713/
Saayeela713/
Shoheela713/
Shahelah713/
Sehoehla712/
Sohelaah711/
Sheallah711/
Sayjelah711/
Shaeilah711/
Sohela671,256/
Sahela67418/
Sehila67383/
Sehelo67253/
Geetla67231/
Sehola67125/
Sielas6796/
Shiela6789/
Sihela6767/
Syella6751/
Sheola6737/
Geeloh6729/
Geelay6715/
Sehala6713/
Geelia679/
Siylah678/
Geella678/
Geelas677/
Siella677/
Siesla675/
Sielay674/
Saaela674/
Sheula674/
Zaeela674/
Soeelo673/
Geesla672/
Sielho672/
Seoelo672/
Sielea671/
Saeila671/
Geeala671/
Setäla671/
Seulai671/
Sielat671/
Seohla671/
Seeheelya671/
Seheheloa671/
Seaola671/
Shieileah670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seelah
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