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Where Does The Last Name Sekela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sekela (Oriya: େସେକଲା, Russian: Секела) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Sékela. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Sekela is the 128,533^rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,066,803 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sekela reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sekela is also the 53,264^th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 12,298 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,832 people, or 1 in 26,087. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Sekela Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Sekela are 0.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sekela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.23% less than the national average, earning R 132,540 per year; in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.12% more than the national average, earning $64,646 CAD per year.