Sumaya Forename
3,043rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 342,741 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Tajikistan
Sumaya Forename User-submission:
This name comes from the term Sumayyah. In Islam, it was the name of one of the first 7 people and the first woman to say the Sahada (declaration of faith) and convert to Islam during the Ummah of prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Sumaya Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 100% | 240,846 | 1:662 | 66 |
| Iraq | 97% | 25,009 | 1:1,400 | 312 |
| Sudan | 100% | 14,477 | 1:2,612 | 469 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 12,752 | 1:657 | 122 |
| Uganda | 99% | 10,461 | 1:3,915 | 483 |
| India | 100% | 5,795 | 1:209,642 | 21,512 |
| Oman | 100% | 3,883 | 1:1,058 | 160 |
| Yemen | - | 2,745 | 1:9,580 | 683 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2,737 | 1:19,924 | 2,768 |
| Syria | - | 2,553 | 1:7,562 | 743 |
| Somalia | - | 2,354 | 1:5,746 | 687 |
| Kenya | - | 2,031 | 1:22,800 | 2,131 |
| Egypt | 97% | 1,909 | 1:48,141 | 2,785 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1,697 | 1:104,634 | 5,811 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,632 | 1:18,880 | 2,474 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1,405 | 1:19,207 | 1,474 |
| Russia | 99% | 1,140 | 1:126,521 | 2,234 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,061 | 1:243,133 | 22,410 |
| Somaliland | 100% | 919 | 1:3,810 | 435 |
| Brazil | 100% | 900 | 1:238,040 | 10,000 |
| Bahrain | - | 592 | 1:2,278 | 377 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 552 | 1:12,957 | 1,384 |
| Qatar | 100% | 516 | 1:4,592 | 720 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 506 | 1:384,106 | 9,948 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 412 | 1:1,643 | 325 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 386 | 1:14,579 | 1,303 |
| Palestine | 99% | 365 | 1:12,466 | 892 |
| United States | 100% | 350 | 1:1,035,820 | 21,464 |
| Israel | 100% | 305 | 1:27,551 | 2,261 |
| England | 93% | 279 | 1:199,294 | 5,900 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 272 | 1:38,350 | 2,842 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 271 | 1:35,583 | 2,555 |
| Malawi | 100% | 254 | 1:67,371 | 4,127 |
| Kuwait | - | 190 | 1:19,922 | 2,136 |
| Spain | 100% | 181 | 1:257,072 | 4,630 |
| Philippines | 90% | 128 | 1:828,199 | 23,880 |
| Sweden | 100% | 81 | 1:121,703 | 4,939 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 72 | 1:419,471 | 11,915 |
| Panama | 100% | 70 | 1:55,808 | 3,534 |
| Canada | - | 61 | 1:543,170 | 13,868 |
| Jordan | 100% | 52 | 1:169,746 | 2,495 |
| Peru | 100% | 46 | 1:691,119 | 10,821 |
| Libya | - | 36 | 1:172,814 | 833 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 34 | 1:2,171,400 | 51,388 |
| Botswana | 100% | 32 | 1:68,264 | 6,262 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 32 | 1:186,665 | 9,359 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 29 | 1:207,529 | 5,208 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 23 | 1:771,602 | 9,319 |
| Mexico | 100% | 23 | 1:5,397,584 | 20,990 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 22 | 1:1,384,088 | 44,593 |
| Thailand | 99% | 22 | 1:3,184,810 | 72,608 |
| Honduras | 100% | 20 | 1:440,873 | 7,120 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Turkey | 100% | 15 | 1:5,186,781 | 23,029 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 14 | 1:1,207,292 | 18,951 |
| Denmark | - | 12 | 1:470,792 | 7,517 |
| Colombia | - | 11 | 1:4,343,539 | 25,849 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 10 | 1:3,262,352 | 23,137 |
| Bermuda | - | 9 | 1:7,203 | 999 |
| Morocco | 100% | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Rwanda | 100% | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| Australia | - | 8 | 1:1,707,203 | 16,445 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 8 | 1:6,598,540 | 36,161 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6 | 1:1,915,007 | 18,066 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Bolivia | - | 4 | 1:2,650,351 | 4,903 |
| Djibouti | - | 4 | 1:228,916 | 1,301 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Czechia | - | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
The alternate forms: Sümaya (2) are calculated separately.
Sumaya (38,638) may also be a surname.
Sumaya Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name comes from the term Sumayyah. In Islam, it was the name of one of the first 7 people and the first woman to say the Sahada (declaration of faith) and convert to Islam during the Ummah of prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
- kawtarsmSumaya Forename Popularity
Sumaya Demographics
Sumaya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 26 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumaya in the Russian language | ||
| Сумая | sumaa | - |
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