Samahila Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Samahila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 190 | 1:932,330 | 40,120 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
Samahila (253) may also be a first name.
Samahila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samahila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samahila (Hindi: समहीला) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samahila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samahila is the 1,098,270th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Samahila reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 560,146th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 253 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria Samahila is most common in: Zamfara, where 35 percent live, Sokoto, where 17 percent live and Plateau, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samahilah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sama'ila | 88 | 5 | / |
| Samaoila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samauila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Somahila | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samahela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samahilou | 82 | 267 | / |
| Soumahila | 82 | 231 | / |
| Sama'illa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Samaela | 80 | 49 | / |
| Soumahilla | 78 | 2 | / |
| Somahela | 75 | 54 | / |
| Samaeela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Samaella | 75 | 2 | / |
| Siamaela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somauila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samaelat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamaela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samuiela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samaelya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soumauila | 71 | 3 | / |
| Samouilla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soumehila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamaelas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samahelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumaïila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumaoila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumahela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumahilou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Somaela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Samoela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shamouilia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samaelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semaela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sameula | 67 | 0 | / |
Samahila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samahila in the Hindi language | ||
| समहीला | samahila | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Samahila
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis