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

The surname Strela (Hindi: स्ट्रेला, Russian: Стрела) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be rendered as a variant: Střela. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Strela is the 480,521st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Strela are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,162,016th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 70 people.

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

Strela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Strela has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Strela Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Strela surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 40% being registered to vote for the 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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