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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་) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Síla, Şila, Šila, Silá, Silà, Šíla or Sílá. For other potential spellings of Sila click here.

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

This surname is the 10,931^st most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 141,817 people. The surname Sila is mostly found 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. It is also the 3,835^th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 274,050 people.

Sila is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 14,538 people, or 1 in 3,176. In Kenya Sila is most frequent in: Machakos County, where 30 percent live, Makueni County, where 27 percent live and Kitui County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in 116 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Sila Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sila has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sila last name expanded 1,444 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sila Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Sila surname are 10.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.5% registered with the political 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.