Ismahila Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Ismahila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Cameroon | 105 | 1:197,801 | 20,464 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Ismahila (427) may also be a first name.
Ismahila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ismahila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ismahila is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ismahila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 948,111th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ismahila are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 415,584th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 427 people.
The surname Ismahila is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 1,247,484. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 17 percent are found, Kebbi, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 38 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ismahilaj | 94 | 9 | / |
| Issmahila | 94 | 9 | / |
| Ismahilla | 94 | 1 | / |
| Isma'ila | 88 | 8 | / |
| Esmahila | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ismeaila | 88 | 5 | / |
| Ismauila | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ismaeila | 88 | 2 | / |
| Usmahila | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ismohila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ismahilou | 82 | 8 | / |
| Ismaela | 80 | 529 | / |
| Ismaêla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ismaeela | 75 | 31 | / |
| Ismaelia | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ismaella | 75 | 6 | / |
| Esmaeila | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ismouila | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ismagiuilla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ismaeilou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Isma'ilou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esmaela | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ismaelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ismaelou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Ismaeley | 63 | 1 | / |
| Esmaeilo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Esmaeilei | 59 | 1 | / |
| Esmaeillou | 56 | 17 | / |
| Esmaelaich | 56 | 8 | / |
| Esmaeilloo | 56 | 7 | / |
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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 Ismahila
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