Sumahili Surname
Approximately 888 people bear this surname
Sumahili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 862 | 1:85,707 | 9,810 |
| Zambia | 16 | 1:990,620 | 29,787 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sumahili (585) may also be a first name.
Sumahili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumahili Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sumahili occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumahili? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 396,862nd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,206,696 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sumahili are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sumahili is also the 345,974th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 585 people.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 862 people, or 1 in 85,707. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soumahili | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sumaheli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Soumahila | 82 | 231 | / |
| Soumahile | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sumaeli | 80 | 46 | / |
| Soumahilla | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sumahele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shimahile | 71 | 31 | / |
| Siumaelia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Soumauila | 71 | 3 | / |
| Soumahela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumaoila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumaïila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sumaele | 67 | 44 | / |
| Jumaeli | 67 | 31 | / |
| Sumaely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somahela | 63 | 54 | / |
| Jumhaeli | 63 | 17 | / |
| Somauila | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shumaele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Somoeli | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sumoela | 53 | 1 | / |
| Somaella | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumahili
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