Sumal Surname

161,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sumal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
India3461:2,216,95273,627
England2411:231,19519,235
Canada1321:279,13326,131
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Pakistan791:2,261,31520,628
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Nepal471:605,9784,786
Scotland301:178,4619,900
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Sumal (8,911) may also be a first name.

Sumal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sumal Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sumal (Bengali: সুমল, Hindi: सुमल, Marathi: सुमल, Oriya: ସୁମଲ, Russian: Сумал) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 161,904th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,711,141 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Sumal reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 66,153rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 8,911 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Excluding Sri Lanka it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 13 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Sumal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sumal surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Sumal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.2% less than the national average, earning R 172,992 per year; in United States they earn 34.09% more than the national average, earning $57,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $55,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumale912,585/
Sumail911,279/
Shumal91304/
Szumal91181/
Seumal9155/
Susmal9149/
Sumaal9142/
Soumal9121/
Saumal9117/
Sumeal916/
Sumall915/
Summal915/
Suumal914/
Suimal913/
Sumalt912/
Sumayl911/
Shumail83350/
Soumail83210/
Soumale83151/
Schumal8347/
Sumaile8318/
Sumalle8312/
Suthmal834/
Seumald833/
Shumale832/
Shumayl832/
Shusmal831/
Summall831/
Soumalt831/
Saumail831/
Soummal831/
Sausmal831/
Sumasil831/
Sumayle831/
Summail831/
Shumaal831/
Sumault830/
Somal807,189/
Jumal80408/
Cumal80393/
Sumol8095/
Zumal8049/
Sumalova775/
Soumalle772/
Susmahal771/
Shaumail771/
Schumail771/
Schummal770/
Jumale731,649/
Soomal73430/
Zumalt73354/
Shimal73332/
Jummal73304/
Zumale73300/
Shomal73238/
Jumail73183/
Joumal73181/
Jhumal73155/
Sumeil7386/
Jusmal7363/
Djumal7358/
Somail7358/
Sumole7350/
Zoumal7317/
Sommal7315/
Zumail7314/
Soemal7313/
Sumoul7311/
Chumal737/
Somall734/
Jumaal734/
Somaal734/
Shumol734/
Cumalı733/
Sumeul733/
Cumall732/
Somalh732/
Šoumal732/
Jaumal732/
Jumaul731/
Jeumal731/
Zhumal731/
Someal731/
Jumall731/
Cummal731/
Jumeal731/
Szumał731/
Sumoil731/
Sumuol731/
Sumolt730/
Soumaille7177/
Shumalova7124/
Sumailova712/
Schutmale710/
Shumaylova671,110/
Joumail67375/
Chaumal67281/
Shoomal67215/
Choumal67195/
Jhaumal67137/
Shumailova6770/
Ssumole6746/
Jummale6730/
Shomail6729/
Chumale6728/
Djusmal6724/
Saumole6714/
Soumole6713/
Jumaale6712/
Shimail6711/
Jumalle679/
Joumayl679/
Giumale677/
Chutmal676/
Zoumale676/
Jusmail675/
Shimaal674/
Djoumal673/
Schimal673/
Dzhumal673/
Soumeil673/
Zumault672/
Soomaal672/
Jumatil672/
Jummail672/
Djumale672/
Jumalhe671/
Schomal671/
Shomall671/
Summool671/
Jum'ale671/
Jumaill671/
Jumhail671/
Zumayle671/
Soumoul671/
Chumall671/
Sommail671/
Jumasil671/
Shimeal670/
Zaumalt670/
Zoumalt670/
Shimall670/
Sumholt670/
Zutmalt670/
Zummalt670/

Sumal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumal in the Bengali language
সুমলsumala96.39
সোমলsomala1.2
সূমলsumala1.2
Sumal in the Marathi language
सुमलsumala90.67
सूमलsumala4.84
सुमालsumala1.08
सुमनsumana0.81
सुमळsumala0.45
सुमेलsumela0.18
माळीmali0.18
सुळsula0.09
सूळsula0.09
उमापumapa0.09
सुकळेsukale0.09
सुमलाsumala0.09
Sumal in the Oriya language
ସୁମଲsumala70
ସୁମଳsumala13.33
ସୁମାଲsumala6.67
ସୁଲsula3.33
ଶୁମାଲsumala3.33
ସୁମାଲ୍sumal3.33
Sumal in the Hindi language
सुमलsumala55.91
सूमलाsumala24.09
सुमालsumala11.82
सूमलsumala6.82
सुमन्suman0.45
Sumal in the Russian language
Сумалsumal-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumal
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