Samailla Surname
Approximately 458 people bear this surname
Samailla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 185 | 1:103,741 | 4,228 |
| Nigeria | 177 | 1:1,000,807 | 42,311 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
The alternate forms: Samaïlla (1) are calculated separately.
Samailla (525) may also be a first name.
Samailla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samailla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samailla has its highest incidence in Niger. It may occur as: Samaïlla. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samailla? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samailla is the 657,184th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samailla are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 368,302nd most numerous forename globally, borne by 525 people.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 103,741. In Niger it is most common in: Maradi Region, where 57 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 23 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Tanzania, where 19 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 Samailla
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