Sumaku Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Sumaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 536 | 1:98,772 | 9,757 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sumaku (129) may also be a first name.
Sumaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sumaku is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumaku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 565,867th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sumaku are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 129 people.
Sumaku is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 98,772. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 72 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent reside and Geita Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumayku | 92 | 321 | / |
| Sumaiku | 92 | 235 | / |
| Sumakud | 92 | 187 | / |
| Sumakut | 92 | 14 | / |
| Suemaku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Suemaaku | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sumakhuu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Soumakou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Soumakeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sumoku | 83 | 26 | / |
| Çumaku | 83 | 9 | / |
| Jumaku | 83 | 6 | / |
| Cumaku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Somaku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Schumakus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Somakou | 77 | 178 | / |
| Xhumaku | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shumacu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shimaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suemeku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somakeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shomaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jhumaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jumakut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sumauskaus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chumakou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Soumokou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zoumakou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somoku | 67 | 861 | / |
| Jumoku | 67 | 35 | / |
| Djeumakou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djoumakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomoku | 62 | 131 | / |
| Shimoku | 62 | 5 | / |
| Shimooku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chumouku | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zeumekeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Shoomoku | 57 | 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 Sumaku
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