Sinuma Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sinuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Sinuma (38) may also be a first name.

Sinuma Last Name Facts

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

Sinuma (Oriya: ସିନୁମା) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sinuma reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sinuma is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name Sinuma is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 38 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa Sinuma occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Sinuma Last Name Statistics demography

Sinuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.19% less than the national average, earning R 82,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Singuma9262/
Sainuma922/
Shinuma921/
Shionuma86282/
Sinumaya8617/
Shinguma861/
Sitnumat861/
Sainumma861/
Senuma833,137/
Sinima8341/
Sinumo8319/
Sinoma8318/
Ginuma831/
Schionuma809/
Chinuma77230/
Shinima77217/
Sinimaa7751/
Sainima7734/
Sainumi7732/
Senguma777/
Ssenuma772/
Senauma771/
Saynuma771/
Sinoumo771/
Sinaume771/
Seinoma771/
Soinume771/
Senouma771/
Senumai771/
Ginumas771/
Sainomaa7116/
Shingumi712/
Saainumi711/
Syonguma711/
Chainuma711/
Senumuha711/
Shenguma711/
Sinhoume711/
Sainnumi711/
Senima67105/
Ginumo67103/
Senoma6793/
Chainumat6755/
Sinomo6727/
Senumo6721/
Sinimo6719/
Sinome6715/
Sinomi676/
Chainumas676/
Genuma675/
Zinume672/
Senume671/
Senaumaud671/
Sinhaumed671/
Jainummaa671/
Jenuma671/

Sinuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinuma in the Oriya language
ସିନୁମାsinuma-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sinuma
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