Soumaïla Surname
Approximately 2,196 people bear this surname
Soumaïla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 959 | 1:10,777 | 1,483 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Mali | 452 | 1:37,542 | 1,092 |
| Niger | 108 | 1:177,704 | 6,255 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Soumaila (39,320) & Soumaîla (114) are calculated separately.
Soumaïla (65,186) may also be a first name.
Soumaïla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soumaïla Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soumaïla is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Soumaila or Soumaîla. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumaïla? popularity and diffusion
It is the 191,846th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,318,555 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soumaïla are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,773rd most common first name on earth It is held by 65,186 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 959 people, or 1 in 10,777. In Benin it is mostly found in: Alibori Department, where 39 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 17 percent are found and Donga Department, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 31 percent are found and Mali, where 21 percent are found.
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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 Soumaïla
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