175.75 ^cm

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

Sela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻼ, Hindi: सेला, Marathi: सेला, Oriya: େସଲା, Russian: Села, Tibetan: སྲིད་ལ།) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Šela, Séla, Šéla or Šēla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 23,085^th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 310,254 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Sela live; 25 percent live in Central Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sela is also the 31,890^th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 25,104 people.

Sela is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,363 people, or 1 in 13,776. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 104 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Sela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sela last name grew 3,047 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sela Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sela surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Sela surname are 39.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.71% less than the national average, earning R 93,372 per year; in United States they earn 20.66% more than the national average, earning $52,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.34% more than the national average, earning $60,781 CAD per year.