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
Samaima is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaima? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Samaima occurs predominantly 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. Samaima is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 83 percent are found and Sokoto, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 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 Samaima
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