Sumaila Surname
Approximately 35,022 people bear this surname
Sumaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 16,279 | 1:1,660 | 274 |
| Nigeria | 10,829 | 1:16,358 | 1,582 |
| Mozambique | 6,180 | 1:4,411 | 1,010 |
| Indonesia | 1,351 | 1:97,890 | 10,155 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Sierra Leone | 25 | 1:283,585 | 406 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Sumaila (18,538) may also be a first name.
Sumaila Demographics
Average Sumaila Salary in
United States
$68,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sumaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sumaila (Hindi: सुमैला, Marathi: सुमैला, Oriya: ସୁମାଇଲା) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sumaila.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumaila? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,918th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 208,085 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sumaila live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sumaila is also the 39,999th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 18,538 people.
This surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 16,279 people, or 1 in 1,660. Barring Ghana it is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Mozambique, where 18 percent live.
Sumaila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
Sumaila earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumaila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumaila in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁମାଇଲା | suma'ila | - |
| Sumaila in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमैला | sumaila | 46.82 |
| सुमाइला | suma'ila | 28.92 |
| सुमाईला | suma'ila | 20.14 |
| सुमायला | sumayala | 1.38 |
| सुमइला | suma'ila | 0.69 |
| सुमाएला | suma'ela | 0.52 |
| शुमाइला | suma'ila | 0.34 |
| शुमैला | sumaila | 0.17 |
| सूमैला | sumaila | 0.17 |
| शुमायला | sumayala | 0.17 |
| सूमाईला | suma'ila | 0.17 |
| शुमाईला | suma'ila | 0.17 |
| शूमाइला | suma'ila | 0.17 |
| सौमाईला | sauma'ila | 0.17 |
| Sumaila in the Marathi language | ||
| सुमैला | sumaila | 43.75 |
| सुमाईला | suma'ila | 31.25 |
| सुमईला | suma'ila | 12.5 |
| सुमाइला | suma'ila | 6.25 |
| ूमैला | umaila | 6.25 |
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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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- 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 Sumaila
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