Surname Sumaila (Sumaila 
) , in all the world, is a common last name. The last name Sumaila is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, where it is quite a common surname, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sierra Leone. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Ghana, and Indonesia. Likewise, Sumaila is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sumaila | Mozambique, India, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria |
| abdullahi aliyu sumaila Nigerian politician and administrator, NG (b. 1946) |
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sherifatu sumaila Ghanaian professional footballer, GH (b. 1996) |
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| kawu sumaila Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, NG (b. 1968) |
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| aliyu abdullahi aliyu sumaila khalifa of the Muallimawa Dynasty Kano State (b. 1976) |
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| ahmed abdullahi aliyu abdurrahim sumaila dan Isan Wudil, Wamban Sumaila District Head [[Kano State]] (b. 1976) |
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| aliyu-talle maiduniya sumaila islamic jurist, theologian and hadith traditionist |
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| ibrahim larry sumaila Ghanaian association football player, GH |
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| ussif rashid sumaila Canadian economist, CA |
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| yusuf abdullahi sumaila tafidan Sumaila District Head Kano State (b. 1982) |
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| rashid sumaila Ghanaian football player, GH (b. 1992) |
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| abdullahi ahmed sumaila dandarman Sumaila District Head Kano State |
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