Cognomen سماعيل (سماعيل 
) , across the world, is quite a common surname. The last name سماعيل is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iraq. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Syria, Iraq, and Algeria. Likewise, سماعيل is the forename as well as the last name.