Samaaila Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Samaaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Samaaila (17) may also be a first name.
Samaaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samaaila occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaaila? popularity and diffusion
Samaaila is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samaaila are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 75 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 13 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 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 Samaaila
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