Sumama Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sumama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
India181:42,614,743461,117
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Sumama (118) may also be a first name.

Sumama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sumama (Hindi: सुमामा, Marathi: सुमामा, Oriya: ସୁମମା) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Sumama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Sumama live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 118 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 3,889,682. In Indonesia Sumama is most frequent in: Bali, where 56 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 26 percent live and West Kalimantan, where 18 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent live and The Philippines, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sumama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumama in the Oriya language
ସୁମମାsumama-
Sumama in the Hindi language
सुमामाsumama95.24
सुममाsumama4.76
Sumama in the Marathi language
सुमामाsumama37.5
सुममाsumama37.5
सुमsuma12.5
शुमामाsumama12.5

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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 Sumama
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