Strela Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Strela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Strela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3111:463,41843,456
Ukraine1311:347,50143,172
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Lithuania571:53,2388,388
Belarus521:182,71323,870
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India61:127,844,230863,365
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Střela (17) are calculated separately.

Strela (70) may also be a first name.

Strela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Strela Come From? nationality or country of origin

Strela (Hindi: स्ट्रेला, Russian: Стрела) occurs most in Russia. It may also appear as a variant: Střela. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 480,521st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Strela reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Strela is also the 1,162,016th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 70 people.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 463,418. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 19 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside. Barring Russia it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Strela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Strela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Strela surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Strela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Strela surname is chiefly Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Strela are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 40% being registered with the political party.

Strela earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning $54,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Střela9417/
Strelau92655/
Striela9212/
Strelya928/
Strelea926/
Streila922/
Streloa921/
Strehla920/
Streela920/
Strehlau861,672/
Streulea86432/
Straehla8639/
Shtrelya8613/
Stroelau869/
Stroehla863/
Sterella862/
Strelyay861/
Strelaus861/
Shtrelau861/
Strelhau861/
Strola83769/
Strele83577/
Stryla83327/
Streli83136/
Strelo8398/
Sterla8350/
Strila8341/
Strala8335/
Strely832/
Shtrelyau8011/
Streleass801/
Strehle773,793/
Streuli771,593/
Streule77701/
Strzala77375/
Strelis77305/
Stroila77251/
Streyle77249/
Stralla77225/
Strealy77222/
Strehlo77174/
Strelet77161/
Strolia77124/
Ströhla77122/
Streuly7789/
Strahla7786/
Strolla7772/
Stirlea7771/
Streily7764/
Streili7727/
Streile7726/
Strelez7718/
Streler7716/
Strehli7716/
Streely7715/
Stralaj7715/
Sterlea7714/
Shtrele7711/
Strelou7711/
Strohla778/
Streley778/
Stralau778/
Strehly777/
Streles776/
Sterlay774/
Strolaj774/
Strelys772/
Strelho772/
Stralah771/
Stresly771/
Strelos771/
Streleu771/
Strelie771/
Striele771/
Sterlla771/
Streloz771/
Stralia770/
Stearla770/
Striely770/
Streele770/
Streetella750/
Strelets7110,502/
Strettle71162/
Streetly71152/
Streiler71134/
Striglia71120/
Strzalla7198/
Streahle7174/
Strelich7151/
Stresler7133/
Streglio7128/
Streitle7125/
Strelecz7113/
Strehlou7112/
Strelish719/
Shtyrlya715/
Strehley713/
Strzelee713/
Streilis713/
Strahlau712/
Shtreler712/
Stroyloa711/
Straleau711/
Strealer711/
Strealey711/
Strehlei711/
Streiles711/
Strelych711/
Stretler711/
Streulli711/
Strhesly711/
Strelhou711/
Strelech711/
Strollay711/
Strallah711/
Streeler710/
Streiley710/
Streisly710/
Sterlais710/
Streyley710/
Strieley710/
Strahlia710/
Strehlee710/
Strehlie710/
Sthriele710/
Straeley710/
Strelher710/
Streeley710/
Streitler67174/
Streetley6783/
Strzeletz6767/
Stryła6757/
Stralo6752/
Shtresler6736/
Straehley6720/
Strettles6710/
Stréli679/
Shterlyay678/
Sterlo676/
Strolo675/
Strēle675/
Strile673/
Streisler672/
Sztrelecz672/
Streileer671/
Strehletz671/
Stricelle671/
Stricelli671/
Stroła671/
Sträle671/
Střala671/
Strily670/
Streahley670/
Sthresley670/

Strela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Strela in the Hindi language
स्ट्रेलाstrela-
Strela in the Russian language
Стрелаstrela-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Strela
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