Sum Surname

6,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia65,0591:23836
Malaysia3,0371:9,7121,105
Guatemala2,3971:6,709843
Indonesia1,8421:71,7977,729
United States1,7621:205,70920,180
Kenya1,6931:27,2773,041
Hong Kong1,3071:5,612249
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Canada6101:60,4037,108
India5781:1,327,10351,769
Singapore5391:10,218530
Germany3961:203,29723,268
Uruguay3521:9,7491,093
Turkey2301:338,35421,542
England2251:247,63620,113
United Arab Emirates2221:41,2724,262
France2141:310,38747,306
Poland1861:204,34827,190
Ukraine1851:246,06932,397
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Papua New Guinea1461:55,8477,111
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Hungary1141:86,1088,552
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
China1051:13,022,110787
Taiwan961:244,2162,041
Nigeria871:2,036,12471,256
Brunei861:4,869748
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Israel501:171,15317,369
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Mauritius371:34,9576,870
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Wales301:103,1518,167
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Czechia201:531,67354,411
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Norway61:857,04855,549
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Macau31:200,543803
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

The alternate forms: Šum (72), Şum (4) & Śum (1) are calculated separately.

Sum (30,148) may also be a first name.

Sum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sum (Bengali: সুম, Hindi: सुम, Marathi: सुम, Oriya: ସୁମ, Russian: Сум, Tibetan: གསུམ་) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Šum, Şum or Śum. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,687th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 86,258 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Sum live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Sum is also the 27,789th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 30,148 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 65,059 people, or 1 in 238. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Kandal Province, where 12 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent are found and Kampong Speu Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Cambodia it exists in 101 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Guatemala, where 3 percent are found.

Sum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sum last name grew 1,647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sum last name are 14.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.13% less than the national average, earning 259,115 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.77% less than the national average, earning R 78,972 per year; in United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.2% more than the national average, earning $57,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šum8972/
Şum894/
Śum891/
Shum8640,073/
Sium8632,167/
Sume8622,948/
Soum862,909/
Saum862,876/
Seum862,380/
Suhm861,180/
Sumn861,066/
Summ86640/
Szum86428/
Suim86408/
Ssum8641/
Suum8640/
Sumq8635/
Åsum8633/
Hsum8613/
Sumd8612/
Suym866/
Sumt865/
Susm864/
Sgum864/
Søum864/
Sumg863/
Sutm861/
Sjum861/
Jsum861/
Saumd7538,724/
Shume7519,243/
Schum752,019/
Soume75852/
Sheum75762/
Summe75634/
Shaum75478/
Saume75438/
Susim75387/
Seume75313/
Sahum75234/
Scaum7592/
Sutim7591/
Shoum7572/
Sohum7571/
Hæsum7550/
Sutem7533/
Shumm7529/
Soumh7518/
Susme7518/
Sumne7517/
Jsaum759/
Suime758/
Szumc757/
Soumm756/
Szumk755/
Saumm754/
Suumm754/
Sjoum753/
Shumn752/
Shuim752/
Sausm751/
Scumm751/
Seumg751/
Suimm751/
Summt751/
Sumnt751/
Suttm751/
Sumck751/
Suymh751/
Sjåum751/
Ssoum751/
Suumd751/
Suyme751/
Saumn751/
Susem751/
Sumng751/
Sssum751/
Sucim750/
Shumg750/
Shumk750/
Sun6719,702,918/
Som67140,522/
Cum6766,409/
Schumm675,095/
Schaum672,757/
Xum672,023/
Jum671,829/
Zum67871/
Sahaum67132/
Sumova6794/
Sumová6765/
Shahum6763/
Sautim6726/
Suchem6716/
Schoum6714/
Shutmm6712/
Sumowa6710/
Schuim678/
Schumk677/
Sausem675/
Schumn674/
Shoume674/
Sudtim673/
Soumne672/
Shchum672/
Saumth671/
Sausim671/
Sautem671/
Shumhe671/
Seucem671/
Seumme671/
Sheume671/
Shumne671/
Sieoum671/
Schuum671/
Soutem671/
Shumme671/
Sousim671/
Soucim671/
Sushym671/
Suszem671/
Suhsim671/
Suitem671/
Suchim671/
Schumt670/
Sussem670/

Sum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sum in the Tibetan language
གསུམ་sum-
Sum in the Bengali language
সুমsuma-
Sum in the Marathi language
सुमsuma92.86
सूमsuma7.14
Sum in the Oriya language
ସୁମsuma91.42
ଶୁମsuma5.63
ସୁମ୍sum0.98
Sum in the Hindi language
सुमsuma74.45
सूमsuma13.5
सुमनsumana9.85
Sum in the Russian language
Сумsum-

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