Samiala Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Samiala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samiala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3691:480,06224,144
Niger601:319,8679,444
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Samiala (358) may also be a first name.

Samiala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samiala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Samiala (Hindi: समीअला) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Samiala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samiala? popularity and diffusion

Samiala is the 676,370th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name Samiala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Samiala reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 460,276th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 358 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 480,062. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 19 percent are found, Kebbi, where 14 percent are found and Kaduna, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samiala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samiala in the Hindi language
समीअलाsami'ala-

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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
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  • 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 Samiala
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