Samaïla Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Samaïla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 79 | 1:242,937 | 7,779 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
The alternate forms: Samaila (236,839) & Samaîla (26) are calculated separately.
Samaïla (109) may also be a first name.
Samaïla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaïla Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samaïla occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Samaila or Samaîla. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaïla? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samaïla are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Samaïla is also the 900,062nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 109 people.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 242,937. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 70 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 20 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Niger it exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 7 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 Samaïla
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