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 found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sumaila.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumaila? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,918th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 208,085 people. The surname Sumaila occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sumaila live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 39,999th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 18,538 people.
It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 16,279 people, or 1 in 1,660. Barring Ghana this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Mozambique, where 18 percent are found.
Sumaila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sumaila surname is predominantly 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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