Soumaila Surname
Approximately 39,320 people bear this surname
Soumaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 28,175 | 1:681 | 113 |
| Benin | 3,302 | 1:3,130 | 376 |
| Ivory Coast | 3,034 | 1:7,604 | 659 |
| France | 1,624 | 1:40,901 | 5,116 |
| Mali | 1,033 | 1:16,427 | 669 |
| Cameroon | 829 | 1:25,053 | 3,412 |
| Burkina Faso | 735 | 1:24,969 | 1,560 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Soumaïla (2,196) & Soumaîla (114) are calculated separately.
Soumaila (127,051) may also be a first name.
Soumaila Demographics
Average Soumaila Salary in
United States
$27,901 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soumaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soumaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soumaila (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﻞ) is most common in Niger. It can also appear as a variant: Soumaïla or Soumaîla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumaila? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,168th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 185,339 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Soumaila are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 8,185th most widespread forename internationally, held by 127,051 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 28,175 people, or 1 in 681. In Niger Soumaila is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 42 percent live, Dosso Region, where 18 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 17 percent live. Barring Niger this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.
Soumaila Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Soumaila last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Soumaila earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.34% less than the national average, earning $27,901 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soumaila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soumaila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻴﻞ | smyl | 42.86 |
| ﺳﻮﻣﻴﻼ | swmyla | 28.57 |
| ﺳﻤﺎﻋﻴﻼ | smayla | 28.57 |
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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 Soumaila
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