Sama Ila Surname
Approximately 1,152 people bear this surname
Sama Ila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,132 | 1:156,487 | 9,868 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
Sama Ila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sama Ila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sama Ila is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sama Ila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sama Ila is the 323,593rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,325,995 people. The last name is primarily 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.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,132 people, or 1 in 156,487. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 24 percent reside, Bauchi, where 23 percent reside and Zamfara, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Sama Ila
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