Ismeila Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Ismeila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 160 | 1:1,107,142 | 45,738 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Ismeila (81) may also be a first name.
Ismeila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ismeila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ismeila (Georgian: ისმეილა) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ismeila? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,338,236th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ismeila reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 81 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria Ismeila is most frequent in: Kogi, where 64 percent are found, Ekiti, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ismeila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ismeila in the Georgian language | ||
| ისმეილა | ismeila | - |
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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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- 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 Ismeila
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