Isimail Surname

239,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Isimail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isimail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6471:107,5557,195
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
India51:153,413,076951,030
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Isimail (3,723) may also be a first name.

Isimail Last Name Facts

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

The last name Isimail (Marathi: माईल, Oriya: ଇସିମାଇଲ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Isimail? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 239,054th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,348,178 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Isimail are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Isimail is also the 115,413th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 3,723 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,647 people, or 1 in 107,555. In Nigeria Isimail is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 38 percent reside, Jigawa, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Isimail Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Isimail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Isimail in the Marathi language
माईलma'ila-
Isimail in the Oriya language
ଇସିମାଇଲisima'ila80
ଇସିମାଇଲ୍isima'il10
ଇସାଏଲisa'ela10

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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
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  • 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 Isimail
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