Sumayi Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Sumayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sumayi (7,192) may also be a first name.
Sumayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sumayi (Hindi: सुमायी, Marathi: सुमयी) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sumayi is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Sumayi is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Sumayi are found; 38 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 76,253rd most widely held forename at a global level, held by 7,192 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Sumayi is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 44 percent live, Pwani Region, where 44 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 27 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumayi in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमायी | sumayi | - |
| Sumayi in the Marathi language | ||
| सुमयी | sumayi | 50 |
| सूमयी | sumayi | 25 |
| सुमायी | sumayi | 25 |
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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 Sumayi
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