Sasuma Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sasuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sasuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sasuma (52) may also be a first name.

Sasuma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sasuma Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sasuma (Hindi: ससुमा, Oriya: ସାଶୁମା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sasuma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,144,405th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sasuma live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 52 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania Sasuma is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 96 percent live, Arusha Region, where 2 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Satsuma921,222/
Sassuma9216/
Saisuma926/
Shasuma924/
Sashuma921/
Sassouma8614/
Satshuma861/
Jasuma83436/
Sazuma8329/
Sesuma8326/
Sajuma8324/
Sasoma8315/
Sacuma8314/
Casuma831/
Sasumi831/
Sosuma831/
Sasume831/
Sassoma774,340/
Giasuma77132/
Chasuma77115/
Satsumi77111/
Sachuma7755/
Sohsuma7734/
Sashima7724/
Seisuma7721/
Sajusma7713/
Sasoume775/
Shazuma773/
Saijuma772/
Ssezuma772/
Djasuma772/
Satsume771/
Seesuma771/
Cassuma771/
Sassima771/
Sesouma771/
Sassume771/
Shasoma771/
Sassoume7129/
Saushoma7113/
Shashima718/
Sossouma718/
Shachuma717/
Chashuma714/
Sashimma713/
Jassouma712/
Sadjouma712/
Chassuma711/
Djasouma711/
Ssezuuma711/
Ssesouma711/
Sousouma711/
Siassoma711/
Shaazuma711/
Giasouma711/
Jasumath711/
Sassumer710/
Sosoma672,815/
Sasomo67286/
Sesssouma6723/
Sazoma6721/
Casumo6721/
Jasumo6721/
Jacuma6716/
Sasome675/
Jajuma675/
Soussouma673/
Sezuma672/
Cacuma672/
Sosumo672/
Sosumi671/
Sousoumah671/
Josuma671/
Shahasima671/
Sosume671/
Cazuma671/
Jassoumah671/
Cosuma671/

Sasuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sasuma in the Hindi language
ससुमाsasuma-
Sasuma in the Oriya language
ସାଶୁମାsasuma33.33
ସସୁମାsasuma33.33
ସଷୁମାsasuma33.33

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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 Sasuma
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