Family name Smaïl (Smail 
, Smaïl 
) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The surname Smaïl is habitual in Algeria, where it is quite a common surname, Morocco, and Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt. More prevalently, Smaïl is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Smail | Morocco, France, Egypt, India, Algeria |
| Smaïl | Morocco, France, United States, Belgium, Algeria |
| amar smaïl French politician, FR (b. 1901) |
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nouredine smaïl French distance runner, FR (b. 1987) |
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| mohamed ben smaïl Tunisian actor and film director, TN (b. 1953) |
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| sam smaïl electronic literature author, GB |
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