Samila Surname
Approximately 14,348 people bear this surname
Samila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,522 | 1:27,161 | 2,324 |
| Tanzania | 5,993 | 1:8,834 | 1,164 |
| India | 402 | 1:1,908,123 | 66,445 |
| Thailand | 327 | 1:216,019 | 36,217 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Indonesia | 225 | 1:587,774 | 46,897 |
| Niger | 194 | 1:98,928 | 4,076 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| United States | 84 | 1:4,314,987 | 229,510 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Maldives | 20 | 1:20,209 | 1,301 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Samila (36,000) may also be a first name.
Samila Demographics
Samila Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Samila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samila (Bengali: সমিলা, Georgian: სამილა, Hindi: समीला, Marathi: समीला, Oriya: ସମିଲା, Russian: Самила) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samila? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,754th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 507,914 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Samila reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 24,198th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 36,000 people.
The last name Samila is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,522 people, or 1 in 27,161. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 14 percent reside, Kano, where 13 percent reside and Bauchi, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 42 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Samila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Samila surname is principally Muslim (90%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Samila surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Samila earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $50,028 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samila in the Georgian language | ||
| სამილა | samila | - |
| Samila in the Marathi language | ||
| समीला | samila | 78.43 |
| सामीला | samila | 7.84 |
| संिदप | samidapa | 1.96 |
| सामील | samila | 1.96 |
| सािमला | saimala | 1.96 |
| समीउ्ला | sami'ula | 1.96 |
| Samila in the Hindi language | ||
| समीला | samila | 77.75 |
| समिला | samila | 18.34 |
| सामिला | samila | 2.87 |
| सामीला | samila | 0.29 |
| शमिला | samila | 0.19 |
| श्मीला | smila | 0.1 |
| शामिला | samila | 0.1 |
| समाईला | sama'ila | 0.1 |
| शमीला | samila | 0.1 |
| सबीला | sabila | 0.1 |
| Samila in the Bengali language | ||
| সমিলা | samila | 76.92 |
| সমীলা | samila | 15.38 |
| সামিলা | samila | 7.69 |
| Samila in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମିଲା | samila | 46.43 |
| ସମିଳା | samila | 27.68 |
| ସାମିଲା | samila | 8.93 |
| ସମୀଳା | samila | 4.46 |
| ସାମିଲ | samila | 2.68 |
| ସମୀଲା | samila | 1.79 |
| ସାମିଳା | samila | 1.79 |
| ଶମିଳା | samila | 1.79 |
| ପମିଳା | pamila | 0.89 |
| ସମିର୍ଳା | samirla | 0.89 |
| ଶାମିଲା | samila | 0.89 |
| ସମିଳ | samila | 0.89 |
| ଶମିଲା | samila | 0.89 |
| Samila in the Russian language | ||
| Самила | samila | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samila
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