Sumaili Surname
Approximately 18,031 people bear this surname
Sumaili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 14,202 | 1:5,202 | 599 |
| Malawi | 1,647 | 1:10,394 | 1,611 |
| Zambia | 1,553 | 1:10,206 | 1,178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Kenya | 133 | 1:347,217 | 20,627 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Sumaïli (1) are calculated separately.
Sumaili (7,005) may also be a first name.
Sumaili Demographics
Sumaili Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sumaili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumaili Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sumaili (Hindi: सुमैली, Oriya: ସୁମାଇଲି) is most common in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant: Sumaïli. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumaili? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,688th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 404,168 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sumaili reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 77,506th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 7,005 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 14,202 people, or 1 in 5,202. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 9 percent live and Zambia, where 9 percent live.
Sumaili Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sumaili surname is chiefly Christian (80%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumaili Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumaili in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁମାଇଲି | suma'ili | - |
| Sumaili in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमैली | sumaili | 50 |
| सुमाईली | suma'ili | 50 |
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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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- 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 Sumaili
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