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
Ismeila (Georgian: ისმეილა) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ismeila.
How Common Is The Last Name Ismeila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ismeila is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ismeila reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ismeila is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 81 people.
Ismeila is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria Ismeila is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 64 percent live, Ekiti, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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
- 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 Ismeila
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