Semaila Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Semaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Semaila (114) may also be a first name.
Semaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semaila (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﻞ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Semaila.
How Common Is The Last Name Semaila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Semaila occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Semaila live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 877,214th most frequently used given name globally, held by 114 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 58 percent are found and North Kalimantan, where 42 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Mauritania, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semaila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semaila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻴﻞ | smyl | - |
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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 Semaila
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