Sume Surname
Approximately 22,948 people bear this surname
Sume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 19,736 | 1:8,074 | 715 |
| Tanzania | 1,225 | 1:43,218 | 4,910 |
| Cameroon | 454 | 1:45,747 | 6,011 |
| Papua New Guinea | 334 | 1:24,412 | 2,686 |
| Indonesia | 308 | 1:429,380 | 36,011 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| South Africa | 150 | 1:361,185 | 32,866 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Brazil | 60 | 1:3,567,906 | 100,128 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Peru | 43 | 1:739,166 | 16,774 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Finland | 28 | 1:196,311 | 16,703 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Haiti | 17 | 1:628,465 | 11,048 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Süme (2,749), Sumé (7), Šume (5) & Sumè (1) are calculated separately.
Sume (51,516) may also be a first name.
Sume Demographics
Average Sume Salary in
United States
$49,997 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sume Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sume (Bengali: সুমি, Hindi: सुमे, Marathi: सुमे, Oriya: ସୁେମ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Süme, Sumé, Šume or Sumè. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sume? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sume is the 23,617th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 317,568 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Sume live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 18,043rd most frequent forename at a global level, held by 51,516 people.
The last name Sume is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 19,736 people, or 1 in 8,074. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Sume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sume has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sume last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sume Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sume are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sume earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 47.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,098 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning R 241,740 per year and in United States they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $49,997 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sume in the Bengali language | ||
| সুমি | sumi | - |
| Sume in the Marathi language | ||
| सुमे | sume | 90 |
| सुमेध | sumedha | 10 |
| Sume in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमे | sume | 79.31 |
| सूमे | sume | 6.9 |
| सुमेश | sumesa | 3.45 |
| सुमेऱ | sumera | 3.45 |
| सुमी | sumi | 3.45 |
| सूमी | sumi | 3.45 |
| Sume in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁେମ | suema | 77.27 |
| ଶୁେମ | suema | 9.09 |
| ସୁମୀ | sumi | 4.55 |
| ସୁମିର୍ | sumir | 4.55 |
| ସୁମି | sumi | 4.55 |
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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 Sume
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