Simaila Surname
Approximately 587 people bear this surname
Simaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 513 | 1:345,308 | 18,712 |
| Ivory Coast | 56 | 1:411,986 | 13,976 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Simaila (552) may also be a first name.
Simaila Demographics
Simaila Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Simaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Simaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Simaila (Hindi: सिमाइला, Oriya: ସିମଇଲା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Simaila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 545,543rd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Simaila reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 358,282nd most common given name throughout the world It is held by 552 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 345,308. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 52 percent are found, Jigawa, where 7 percent are found and Kogi, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Simaila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Simaila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Simaila in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିମଇଲା | sima'ila | - |
| Simaila in the Hindi language | ||
| सिमाइला | sima'ila | 62.5 |
| सिमैला | simaila | 12.5 |
| सिमाईला | sima'ila | 12.5 |
| सीमाइला | sima'ila | 6.25 |
| सीमाईला | sima'ila | 6.25 |
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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 Simaila
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