Sumayya Surname

250,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Sumayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7321:241,99814,038
India7291:1,052,21643,792
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Maldives121:33,6811,888
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Sumayya (52,971) may also be a first name.

Sumayya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sumayya (Hindi: सुमय्या, Marathi: सुमया, Russian: Сумайя) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sumayya.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumayya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 250,395th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,600,723 people. The surname Sumayya is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Sumayya are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sumayya is also the 17,627th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 52,971 people.

Sumayya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 241,998. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 23 percent reside, Gombe, where 18 percent reside and Zamfara, where 15 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in India, where 46 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Sumayya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sumayya last name is principally Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumayyah9369/
Saumayya9348/
Summayya9343/
Szumayya932/
Soumayya931/
Shumayya931/
Ssumayya931/
Suimayya931/
Sumayyat931/
Summayyah883/
Saummayya881/
Sumaiya8633,106/
Sumayea862,073/
Sumayao861,729/
Somayya861,533/
Sumayia86906/
Sumeyya867/
Sumaaya861/
Sumya836,921/
Sumaiyah80473/
Summaiya8058/
Soumaiya8037/
Sommayya8014/
Saumaiya807/
Saumeyya807/
Shumaiya806/
Sumayiah803/
Susmaaya801/
Sumaiyaa801/
Sumaiyha801/
Sumeyyah801/
Somaayya801/
Saumya772,447/
Sumyaa772,381/
Soumya772,137/
Sumaoy771,188/
Sumaea77360/
Sumyat77267/
Sumyap7713/
Sumyah776/
Summya776/
Sumiay771/
Shumya771/
Sumaua771/
Sumjay771/
Soumaiyat751/
Summaiyah751/
Somaiya715,477/
Sumiyaa71815/
Sumihay71123/
Sumeiya7129/
Sumagia7126/
Saumaea7113/
Somayoa7111/
Shaumya719/
Soumiaa719/
Someyya718/
Somayia715/
Zumaiya714/
Sumaiea714/
Sumaiyo713/
Sümeyya712/
Somajya712/
Suimaea712/
Somayao712/
Sumiaat712/
Souymya711/
Soumyaa711/
Sumahao711/
Sumjaha711/
Saummya711/
Somayea711/
Summyah711/
Sumaiia711/
Sumia675,634/
Somya673,140/
Chumayyo6777/
Sumja6733/
Sumao6726/
Soumeiya6725/
Sumea6720/
Sumaehah6711/
Sumyo679/
Zumya672/
Somayiah671/
Soumajea671/
Soumaiyo671/
Shumaiia671/
Somaiyaj671/
Sumajaho671/
Chumaiya671/
Summaaut671/

Sumayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumayya in the Hindi language
सुमय्याsumayya92.24
सुमैय्याsumaiyya1.35
सुमययाsumayaya1.12
सुमैयाsumaiya0.9
सुमैययाsumaiyaya0.45
सुमाय्याsumayya0.34
सुमय्यsumayya0.34
सूमय्याsumayya0.22
सुमइयाsuma'iya0.22
सुम्ययाsumyaya0.22
सुमयाsumaya0.22
सुम्मयाsum'maya0.22
सुमय़याsumayaya0.22
सुमेयाsumeya0.11
सुमइय्याsuma'iyya0.11
सुमै्य्याsumaiyya0.11
सुमयश्याsumayasya0.11
सुमय्यमाsumayyama0.11
सुम़़य्याsumayya0.11
सुम्य्याsumyya0.11
सौम्य्याsaumyya0.11
सुमम्याsumamya0.11
सुम़य्याsumayya0.11
सोमय्याsomayya0.11
सुमईयाsuma'iya0.11
सुमरय्याsumarayya0.11
समय्याsamayya0.11
Sumayya in the Marathi language
सुमयाsumaya39.22
सुमैयाsumaiya18.04
सुमैsumai18.04
सुमययाsumayaya9.8
सुमैययाsumaiyaya2.35
सुमरूयाsumaruya1.96
सुमेयाsumeya1.18
सुमायाsumaya1.18
सयदsayada1.18
सूमयाsumaya1.18
सुमदाबीsumadabi0.39
सूफयानsuphayana0.39
सुमैयाबीsumaiyabi0.39
सुमंयाsumanya0.39
सुिमयाsuimaya0.39
सुमाययाsumayaya0.39
सुयमाsuyama0.39
सूमैयाsumaiya0.39
सुमहsumaha0.39
सुमय़याsumayaya0.39
सुमयsumaya0.39
शायकsayaka0.39
Sumayya in the Russian language
Сумайяsumaja-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sumayya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis