Sumayiri Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sumayiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumayiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Sumayiri (19) may also be a first name.

Sumayiri Last Name Facts

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

Sumayiri is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sumayiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumayiri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sumayiri live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held forename internationally, borne by 19 people.

The surname Sumayiri is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buikwe District, where 25 percent reside, Kalungu District, where 25 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 25 percent reside. Not including Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Sumayiri
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