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 last name Sumahili occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumahili? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sumahili is the 396,862nd most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,206,696 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sumahili live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sumahili is also the 345,974th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 585 people.
Sumahili is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 862 people, or 1 in 85,707. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
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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