Smaïla Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Smaïla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Smaila (1,774) are calculated separately.
Smaïla (12) may also be a first name.
Smaïla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smaïla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Smaïla is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Smaila. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Smaïla? popularity and diffusion
Smaïla is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Smaïla occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Smaïla live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Smaïla is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 33 percent live, Borgou Department, where 33 percent live and Plateau Department, where 33 percent live. Other than Benin Smaïla exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent live and Mali, where 17 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 Smaïla
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