Sumaye Surname
Approximately 2,856 people bear this surname
Sumaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,771 | 1:19,106 | 2,425 |
| Nigeria | 77 | 1:2,300,555 | 77,632 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sumaye (1,353) may also be a first name.
Sumaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sumaye (Arabic: سوماي, Marathi: सुमाये) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 153,842nd most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,551,662 people. The last name Sumaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sumaye reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sumaye is also the 213,236th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 1,353 people.
The last name Sumaye is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,771 people, or 1 in 19,106. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 79 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 8 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumaye in the Marathi language | ||
| सुमाये | sumaye | - |
| Sumaye in the Arabic language | ||
| سوماي | swmay | - |
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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 Sumaye
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