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 occurs more in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Ismaila, Ismaîla or Ismailâ. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ismaïla? popularity and diffusion
Ismaïla is the 777,192nd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The last name Ismaïla is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ismaïla live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 52,195th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 12,672 people.
This surname is most common in Mali, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 52,536. Beside Mali this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 5 percent are found and Benin, where 5 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 Ismaïla
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