Sehela Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sehela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sehela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
India71:109,580,769786,157
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Sehela (86) may also be a first name.

Sehela Last Name Facts

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

Sehela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻬﻠﻪ, Hindi: सेहेला, Oriya: େସେହଲା) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sehela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sehela live; 31 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sehela is also the 1,032,266th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 86 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Mauritania, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shehela927/
Seahela922/
Sheehela8678/
Sehoehla862/
Sohela831,256/
Sahela83418/
Sehila83383/
Seoela83337/
Sehelo83253/
Seelah83134/
Sehola83125/
Shiela8389/
Sihela8367/
Sheola8337/
Saeela8314/
Sehala8313/
Sheula834/
Seeila833/
Seuela831/
Seeela831/
Seohla831/
Sheheilah801/
Seheheloa801/
Seeheelya801/
Seoehla77273/
Sheilah77164/
Schiela77162/
Soheila7764/
Shiella7748/
Shahela7740/
Sihaela7717/
Siheula7716/
Sahelah7713/
Shehala7713/
Siehala7710/
Shehila778/
Gehelad777/
Sehaila777/
Sohelah776/
Soheyla775/
Shohela775/
Sahelya774/
Sahella774/
Gehelat773/
Saeella773/
Sehilya773/
Sheoila773/
Sheaila772/
Scheyla772/
Sejeula772/
Shaeela772/
Sahelai771/
Shyella771/
Shieela771/
Seahala771/
Sheeila771/
Shielas771/
Sehayla771/
Sehalla771/
Sheehla771/
Sheaala771/
Sheelah770/
Shealah770/
Siela73522/
Seula73393/
Seola73250/
Geela73125/
Syela7369/
Sgela731/
Sheillah71347/
Soheilay71206/
Sehailat7178/
Sehilait716/
Saheilay716/
Gehelath713/
Saayeela713/
Shoheela713/
Soheilai713/
Shahelah713/
Schehola712/
Sohelaah711/
Sheallah711/
Souhiela711/
Sehaãlia711/
Shahella711/
Sehailla711/
Shaheila711/
Schielea710/
Shoala671,026/
Sahila67555/
Seholo67336/
Geetla67231/
Sohila67223/
Chiela67103/
Sielas6796/
Shaola6787/
Syella6751/
Shiyla6735/
Sehalo6732/
Seilah6728/
Sahelo6718/
Cehola6717/
Geelay6715/
Sealah6714/
Seulah6712/
Sihala6711/
Sohelo6711/
Sihila6710/
Geelia679/
Geella678/
Siella677/
Geelas677/
Siesla675/
Saaela674/
Sielay674/
Zaeela674/
Soeelo673/
Seoelo672/
Shielo671/
Saeila671/
Geeala671/
Shyyla671/
Seulai671/
Sielea671/
Setäla671/
Sielat671/
Syelah671/
Gihela671/
Chyela671/
Seohlo671/
Seaola671/
Sheulo671/
Shjala671/

Sehela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sehela in the Oriya language
େସେହଲାesehala76.92
େସାେହଲାesaehala15.38
େଶେହଲାesehala7.69
Sehela in the Hindi language
सेहेलाsehela50
शाहिलाsahila25
सुेहलाsuehala25
Sehela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻬﻠﻪshlh40
ﺳﻬﻞshl40
ﺳﻬﻠﺔshlt20

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