Samaima Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Samaima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Samaima (20) may also be a first name.
Samaima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samaima is found most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Samaima are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Samaima is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 83 percent live and Sokoto, where 17 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
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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 Samaima
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