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
Suma (Bengali: সুমা, Georgian: სუმა, Hindi: सुमा, Marathi: सुमा, Oriya: ସୁମା, Russian: Сума) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Šuma, Şuma or Šůma. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Suma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,945th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 89,399 people. The surname is primarily found 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 prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 359,114 people.
The surname Suma is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 46,411 people, or 1 in 3,434. Aside from Bangladesh Suma exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in Sierra Leone, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Suma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Suma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Suma last name increased 895 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Suma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Suma surname is predominantly 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 with the Democratic Party than The US 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
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