Ismaïla Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Ismaïla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Ismaila (124,495), Ismaîla (3) & Ismailâ (2) are calculated separately.
Ismaïla (12,672) may also be a first name.
Ismaïla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ismaïla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ismaïla is found most in Mali. It can also be found as a variant: Ismaila, Ismaîla or Ismailâ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ismaïla? popularity and diffusion
It is the 777,192nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ismaïla live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Mande Africa. Ismaïla is also the 52,195th most numerous first name globally, borne by 12,672 people.
Ismaïla is most frequent in Mali, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 52,536. Apart from Mali this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 5 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.
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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 Ismaïla
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