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
The surname Soumaila (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﻞ) occurs most in Niger. It can also occur in the variant forms: Soumaïla or Soumaîla. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumaila? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,168th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 185,339 people. Soumaila occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Soumaila are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Soumaila is also the 8,185th most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 127,051 people.
The last name Soumaila is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 28,175 people, or 1 in 681. In Niger Soumaila is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 42 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 18 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 17 percent are found. Other than Niger Soumaila occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 8 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.
Soumaila Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Soumaila are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the 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
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- 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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