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
Samaiala is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Samaiãla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaiala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samaiala live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 23 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 639,734. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 7 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Niger Samaiala exists in one country. It also occurs 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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