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) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,491,356th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Sumela are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sumela is also the 243,917th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 1,074 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Sumela is most frequent in: Kogi, where 30 percent are found, Oyo, where 22 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
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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