Soumeila Surname
Approximately 1,626 people bear this surname
Soumeila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,188 | 1:16,155 | 1,071 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 1:1,019,561 | 10,177 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Soumeïla (13) are calculated separately.
Soumeila (1,513) may also be a first name.
Soumeila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soumeila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soumeila (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﻞ) is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Soumeïla. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soumeila? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 244,900th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,481,886 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Soumeila are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 199,714th most frequent first name globally, held by 1,513 people.
The last name Soumeila is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 1,188 people, or 1 in 16,155. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 73 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 10 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Besides Niger Soumeila occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 24 percent reside and Benin, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soumeila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soumeila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻴﻞ | smyl | 75 |
| ﺳﻤﻴﻠﻪ | smylh | 25 |
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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 Soumeila
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