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
The surname Samahila (Hindi: समहीला) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samahila? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,098,270th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname Samahila occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Samahila are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samahila is also the 560,146th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 253 people.
The last name Samahila is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 932,330. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 35 percent are found, Sokoto, where 17 percent are found and Plateau, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Samahila is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
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 | - |
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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 Samahila
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