Sumahila Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sumahila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumahila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sumahila (49) may also be a first name.

Sumahila Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sumahila Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sumahila (Hindi: सुमाहिला) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumahila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sumahila occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sumahila live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sumahila is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 49 people.

Sumahila is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 63 percent reside, Kwara, where 13 percent reside and Taraba, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sumahila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumahila in the Hindi language
सुमाहिलाsumahila50
सुमहिलाsumahila25
सुमाहीलाsumahila25

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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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  • 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 Sumahila
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