Isamaila Surname
Approximately 822 people bear this surname
Isamaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 766 | 1:231,257 | 13,529 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Isamaila (681) may also be a first name.
Isamaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Isamaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Isamaila (Bengali: ইসমাইলা, Hindi: इसमाईला, Oriya: ଇସମଇଲା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Isamaila? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 421,746th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,865,628 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Isamaila live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 317,248th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 681 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 766 people, or 1 in 231,257. In Nigeria Isamaila is mostly concentrated in: Jigawa, where 17 percent live, Kano, where 8 percent live and Niger, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Isamaila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Isamaila in the Bengali language | ||
| ইসমাইলা | isama'ila | - |
| Isamaila in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇସମଇଲା | isama'ila | - |
| Isamaila in the Hindi language | ||
| इसमाईला | isama'ila | 37.5 |
| इसमाइला | isama'ila | 37.5 |
| ईसमाईल् | isama'il | 12.5 |
| इसमईल | isama'ila | 12.5 |
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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 Isamaila
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