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 Political Affiliation
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Suma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Suma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Suma (Bengali: সুমা, Georgian: სუმა, Hindi: सुमा, Marathi: सुमा, Oriya: ସୁମା, Russian: Сума) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Šuma, Şuma or Šůma. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Suma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,945th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 89,399 people. The last name Suma occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Suma live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Suma is also the 2,899th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 359,114 people.
This surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 46,411 people, or 1 in 3,434. Barring Bangladesh it exists in 99 countries. It also occurs 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 bearing the Suma surname increased 895 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Suma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (83%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Suma surname are 2.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.54% being registered to vote for 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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