Sama-Ila Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Sama-Ila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sama-Ila (44) may also be a first name.
Sama-Ila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sama-Ila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sama-Ila occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sama-Ila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sama-Ila is the 1,701,480th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sama-Ila are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 44 people.
Sama-Ila is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,581,632. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bauchi, where 28 percent are found, Sokoto, where 24 percent are found and Zamfara, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Sama-Ila is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 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
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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 Sama-Ila
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