Sukuma Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sukuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sukuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6501:113,66112,476
Tanzania1331:398,05728,212
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sukuma (1,540) may also be a first name.

Sukuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sukuma (Bengali: সুকুমা, Hindi: सुकुमा, Marathi: सुकुमा, Oriya: ସୁକୁମା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sukuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sukuma is the 378,966th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,736,248 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sukuma reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sukuma is also the 197,593rd most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 1,540 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 113,661. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Sukuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shukuma92333/
Saukuma9280/
Sukhuma9215/
Sukumai926/
Sukeuma925/
Sukumma922/
Sukumah922/
Suykuma921/
Ssukuma921/
Sukumay921/
Sukumas921/
Soukouma8613/
Sukkumma863/
Shukumah861/
Sukume83122/
Sukumi8346/
Sokuma8343/
Jukuma8335/
Zukuma8327/
Cukuma8326/
Sukima8322/
Sukumo837/
Sucuma833/
Soukhouma8012/
Soukoumga801/
Shokuma771,832/
Shikuma77585/
Sokhuma77579/
Sukimah77509/
Sukumey77287/
Shukumo7721/
Sukhumi775/
Cukumaa774/
Jukumas773/
Sokouma772/
Soukima771/
Suikumi771/
Zuukuma771/
Tjukuma771/
Sukumuy771/
Shukume771/
Jaukuma771/
Soukumo771/
Sukhima771/
Sukhomha71447/
Shiekuma7155/
Sukhumit7152/
Soukoume7123/
Shukumei7118/
Coukouma716/
Sukkumme714/
Schikuma711/
Soukoumi711/
Chukkuma711/
Soucouma711/
Cucuma67129/
Sokumo67109/
Sokoma67104/
Sukimo6729/
Sukomo6729/
Saukkomaa6726/
Zokuma6721/
Sukomi6718/
Chukkumma673/
Chukoumah671/
Djoukouma671/
Chuikumah671/
Suikomhai671/
Sokumi671/
Sukkummee671/
Sucume671/
Zukima671/

Sukuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sukuma in the Bengali language
সুকুমাsukuma-
Sukuma in the Hindi language
सुकुमाsukuma-
Sukuma in the Marathi language
सुकुमाsukuma91.67
सुकुमारsukumara4.17
सुकूमाsukuma4.17
Sukuma in the Oriya language
ସୁକୁମାsukuma71.67
ଶୁକୁମାsukuma19.17
ସୁକୁମsukuma5.83
କୁସୁମkusuma0.83
ସୁରୁମsuruma0.83
ଶୁକୁମsukuma0.83

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sukuma
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