Sumela Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Sumela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Poland | 33 | 1:1,151,780 | 76,152 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sumela (1,074) may also be a first name.
Sumela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sumela (Hindi: सुमेला, Marathi: सुमेला, Oriya: ସୁେମଲା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Sumela occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Sumela live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sumela is also the 243,917th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 1,074 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Sumela is most numerous in: Kogi, where 30 percent reside, Oyo, where 22 percent reside and Ogun, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumela in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁେମଲା | suemala | - |
| Sumela in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमेला | sumela | 94.19 |
| सुमैला | sumaila | 2.33 |
| सूमेला | sumela | 1.16 |
| सुमीला | sumila | 1.16 |
| सूमैला | sumaila | 1.16 |
| Sumela in the Marathi language | ||
| सुमेला | sumela | 75 |
| सुमैला | sumaila | 8.33 |
| शुमेला | sumela | 8.33 |
| सुिमला | suimala | 8.33 |
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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 Sumela
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