Smaila Surname
Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname
Smaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 965 | 1:183,568 | 11,205 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Niger | 234 | 1:82,017 | 3,545 |
| Italy | 49 | 1:1,248,096 | 75,884 |
| Croatia | 42 | 1:100,681 | 16,054 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Ivory Coast | 28 | 1:823,973 | 21,823 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Smaïla (6) are calculated separately.
Smaila (1,858) may also be a first name.
Smaila Demographics
Average Smaila Salary in
United States
$44,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Smaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smaila (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻞ, Hindi: स्माईला) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Smaïla. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smaila? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 228,458th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. The surname Smaila is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Smaila reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Smaila is also the 176,700th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 1,858 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 965 people, or 1 in 183,568. In Nigeria Smaila is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 27 percent reside, Zamfara, where 8 percent reside and Yobe, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.
Smaila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Smaila has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smaila last name expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Smaila Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Smaila surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Smaila earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Smaila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Smaila in the Hindi language | ||
| स्माईला | sma'ila | 75 |
| समाईला | sama'ila | 25 |
| Smaila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻞ | asmayl | 40 |
| ﺍﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻼ | asmayla | 40 |
| ﺍﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻠﻪ | asmaylh | 20 |
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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 Smaila
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