Sumelingam Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Sumelingam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Sumelingam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumelingam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sumelingam is carried by more people in The United Arab Emirates than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumelingam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sumelingam are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Sumelingam is most numerous in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 832,934. Barring The United Arab Emirates this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 19 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somlingam | 84 | 63 | / |
| Sumalingamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Somalingam | 80 | 122 | / |
| Samilingam | 80 | 15 | / |
| Somlingamu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samalingam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Samylingam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somlingamma | 76 | 50 | / |
| Somalingama | 76 | 1 | / |
| Somalingamm | 76 | 1 | / |
| Somalingamma | 73 | 20 | / |
| Shimmalingam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Somilangam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Somalinghm | 70 | 1 | / |
| Samleengam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Samuelnayakam | 61 | 1 | / |
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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 Sumelingam
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