Samaiala Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Samaiala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
The alternate forms: Samaiãla (1) are calculated separately.
Samaiala (23) may also be a first name.
Samaiala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaiala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samaiala is found most frequently in Niger. It may appear as: Samaiãla. For other potential spellings of Samaiala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaiala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Samaiala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samaiala are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 639,734. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 7 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Niger it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 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 Samaiala
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