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

Sila (Arabic: سيله, Bengali: শিলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﻼ, Hindi: सीला, Marathi: शीला, Oriya: ସିଲା, Russian: Сила, Tibetan: སི་ལ་) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms: Síla, Şila, Šila, Silá, Silà, Šíla or Sílá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 10,931^st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 141,817 people. Sila occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Sila are found; 35 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sila is also the 3,835^th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 274,050 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 14,538 people, or 1 in 3,176. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Machakos County, where 30 percent live, Makueni County, where 27 percent live and Kitui County, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 116 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Sila Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sila has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sila surname grew 1,444 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sila Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sila last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sila last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sila earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 72.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,448 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning R 208,596 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $25,957,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.15% less than the national average, earning $39,671 CAD per year.