Suma Surname
Approximately 81,517 people bear this surname
Suma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 46,411 | 1:3,434 | 327 |
| Sierra Leone | 12,844 | 1:552 | 97 |
| Indonesia | 5,399 | 1:24,495 | 2,928 |
| India | 2,672 | 1:287,075 | 16,282 |
| Japan | 2,494 | 1:51,261 | 4,098 |
| Italy | 2,318 | 1:26,383 | 4,716 |
| Peru | 1,919 | 1:16,563 | 2,063 |
| Thailand | 1,323 | 1:53,393 | 6,359 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,000 | 1:8,154 | 621 |
| Philippines | 781 | 1:129,626 | 22,106 |
| DR Congo | 691 | 1:106,917 | 11,858 |
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| Poland | 297 | 1:127,976 | 18,806 |
| Kosovo | 257 | 1:7,245 | 1,170 |
| Tanzania | 251 | 1:210,923 | 17,752 |
| Nigeria | 247 | 1:717,177 | 32,914 |
| North Macedonia | 220 | 1:9,552 | 1,580 |
| Kenya | 193 | 1:239,274 | 16,651 |
| Albania | 191 | 1:15,257 | 2,727 |
| Malaysia | 173 | 1:170,487 | 10,381 |
| Zimbabwe | 160 | 1:96,489 | 13,660 |
| France | 146 | 1:454,950 | 65,144 |
| Taiwan | 112 | 1:209,328 | 1,792 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Romania | 93 | 1:215,891 | 21,129 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| Cambodia | 51 | 1:303,670 | 3,519 |
| Ukraine | 50 | 1:910,454 | 87,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Belarus | 29 | 1:327,623 | 35,686 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Maldives | 21 | 1:19,246 | 1,262 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Latvia | 14 | 1:146,432 | 19,676 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 1:127,913 | 4,949 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
The alternate forms: Šuma (241), Şuma (69) & Šůma (2) are calculated separately.
Suma (359,114) may also be a first name.
Suma Demographics
Suma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Suma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Suma (Bengali: সুমা, Georgian: სუმა, Hindi: सुमा, Marathi: सुमा, Oriya: ସୁମା, Russian: Сума) is found most in Bangladesh. It can be rendered as: Šuma, Şuma or Šůma. For other potential spellings of Suma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suma? popularity and diffusion
Suma is the 6,945th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 89,399 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Suma are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,899th most common forename throughout the world, held by 359,114 people.
The surname Suma is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 46,411 people, or 1 in 3,434. Excluding Bangladesh this surname exists in 99 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Suma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Suma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Suma last name rose 895 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Suma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Suma last name is predominantly Christian (83%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Suma are 2.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.54% registered with the political party.
The amount Suma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.3% less than the national average, earning €17,929 per year; in Norway they earn 23.77% less than the national average, earning 263,819 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,617 per year; in United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 73.56% more than the national average, earning $86,230 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Suma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Suma in the Georgian language | ||
| სუმა | suma | - |
| Suma in the Marathi language | ||
| सुमा | suma | 97.48 |
| सूमा | suma | 1.55 |
| सुमाा | sumaa | 0.06 |
| Suma in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁମା | suma | 89.46 |
| ଶୁମା | suma | 5.67 |
| ସୁମ | suma | 1.82 |
| ସୂମା | suma | 0.8 |
| ଷୁମା | suma | 0.1 |
| ଶୂମା | suma | 0.06 |
| ସୁନା | suna | 0.06 |
| ଶୁମ | suma | 0.06 |
| ଷୂମା | suma | 0.03 |
| ସୂମ | suma | 0.03 |
| େସାମା | esama | 0.03 |
| ସୁମୀ | sumi | 0.03 |
| Suma in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमा | suma | 79.11 |
| सूमा | suma | 18.97 |
| श्यामा | syama | 0.05 |
| सुमाा | sumaa | 0.05 |
| श्याम | syama | 0.05 |
| सुूमा | suuma | 0.05 |
| Suma in the Bengali language | ||
| সুমা | suma | 60.14 |
| সোমা | soma | 39.05 |
| সোম | soma | 0.35 |
| Suma in the Russian language | ||
| Сума | suma | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Suma
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