Shela Surname
Approximately 8,489 people bear this surname
Shela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 7,029 | 1:22,671 | 1,574 |
| DR Congo | 383 | 1:192,897 | 19,402 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| India | 233 | 1:3,292,126 | 95,646 |
| South Africa | 176 | 1:307,828 | 29,442 |
| Pakistan | 172 | 1:1,038,627 | 13,265 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Shela (36,099) may also be a first name.
Shela Demographics
Average Shela Salary in
United States
$33,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shela (Bengali: ছালা, Hindi: शेला, Marathi: शेला, Oriya: ସିଲା, Russian: Шела, Tibetan: ཤི་ལ་) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,447th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 858,469 people. The surname Shela occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Shela reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shela is also the 24,147th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 36,099 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 7,029 people, or 1 in 22,671. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.
Shela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shela surname grew 104 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Shela last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Shela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 58.73% less than the national average, earning R 98,076 per year and in United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shela in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤི་ལ་ | shila | - |
| Shela in the Bengali language | ||
| ছালা | chala | - |
| Shela in the Marathi language | ||
| शेला | sela | 95.97 |
| शेॅला | seela | 1.49 |
| शेले | sele | 0.42 |
| शेळा | sela | 0.42 |
| हेला | hela | 0.21 |
| शेेला | seela | 0.21 |
| Shela in the Hindi language | ||
| शेला | sela | 68.15 |
| शीला | sila | 24.81 |
| शैला | saila | 4.07 |
| स्हेला | s'hela | 1.85 |
| शहला | sahala | 0.37 |
| शेहला | sehala | 0.37 |
| Shela in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିଲା | sila | 33.33 |
| ସାେହଲା | saehala | 33.33 |
| ଶିଲା | sila | 33.33 |
| Shela in the Russian language | ||
| Шела | sela | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Shela
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