Saïla Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Saïla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Saila (10,432) & Sailă (4) are calculated separately.
Saïla (4) may also be a first name.
Saïla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saïla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saïla is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Saila or Sailă. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saïla? popularity and diffusion
Saïla is the 11,742,229th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Saïla reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Saïla is also the 6,192,526th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 4 people.
Saïla is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania Saïla is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 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 Saïla
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