Sheila Surname
Approximately 4,264 people bear this surname
Sheila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 905 | 1:847,586 | 37,438 |
| United States | 730 | 1:496,519 | 41,799 |
| Kenya | 623 | 1:74,125 | 6,939 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Brazil | 170 | 1:1,259,261 | 43,260 |
| Australia | 153 | 1:176,442 | 17,942 |
| Indonesia | 145 | 1:912,063 | 68,055 |
| Iran | 144 | 1:533,212 | 30,936 |
| New Zealand | 142 | 1:31,890 | 5,546 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Malaysia | 67 | 1:440,212 | 22,576 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Sheila (1,120,054) may also be a first name.
Sheila Demographics
Sheila Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sheila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheila (Arabic: شيلاّ, Georgian: შეილა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻴﻼ, Hindi: शेीला, Marathi: शीला, Tibetan: ཤིས་ལ་) is most common in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sheila click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheila is the 109,165th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,709,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 34 percent of Sheila live; 25 percent live in South Asia and 21 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 757th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 1,120,054 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 905 people, or 1 in 847,586. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 68 percent live, Telangana, where 24 percent live and Manipur, where 3 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Kenya, where 15 percent live.
Sheila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sheila has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sheila last name expanded 36,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sheila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sheila are 13.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sheila earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 43.67% less than the national average, earning R 133,872 per year; in United States they earn 24% less than the national average, earning $32,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.88% less than the national average, earning $37,817 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheila in the Georgian language | ||
| შეილა | sheila | - |
| Sheila in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤིས་ལ་ | shila | - |
| Sheila in the Marathi language | ||
| शीला | sila | 64.29 |
| शेईला | se'ila | 17.86 |
| शेला | sela | 10.71 |
| ऍिलस | eilasa | 3.57 |
| सीला | sila | 3.57 |
| Sheila in the Hindi language | ||
| शेीला | seila | 54.55 |
| शीला | sila | 36.36 |
| शैला | saila | 9.09 |
| Sheila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻴﻼ | shyla | 50 |
| ﺍﺳﻬﻴﻠﻪ | ashylh | 50 |
| Sheila in the Arabic language | ||
| شيلاّ | shyla | - |
| شايلا | shayla | - |
| شيلا | shyla | - |
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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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- 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 Sheila
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