Ismaîla Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ismaîla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Ismaila (124,495), Ismaïla (365) & Ismailâ (2) are calculated separately.
Ismaîla (26) may also be a first name.
Ismaîla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ismaîla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ismaîla occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ismaila, Ismaïla or Ismailâ. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ismaîla? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ismaîla is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ismaîla are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ismaîla is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 26 people.
It is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent are found and Zou Department, where 50 percent are found. Besides Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Ismaîla
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