Sumia Surname
Approximately 5,634 people bear this surname
Sumia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,776 | 1:33,366 | 2,090 |
| Indonesia | 317 | 1:417,190 | 35,131 |
| Tanzania | 295 | 1:179,463 | 15,628 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Sumia (47,451) may also be a first name.
Sumia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sumia (Arabic: صومّيا, Bengali: সুমিয়া, Hindi: सुमिा, Marathi: सुिमआ, Oriya: ସୁମିଆ) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sumia is the 85,600th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,293,494 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sumia are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sumia is also the 19,319th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 47,451 people.
The surname Sumia is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 4,776 people, or 1 in 33,366. Besides Bangladesh this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumia in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमिा | sumia | 90.09 |
| सुमिञा | sumina | 6.19 |
| सुमिआ | sumi'a | 0.93 |
| सुमीा | sumia | 0.62 |
| सुमि | sumi | 0.31 |
| सुमि़ा | sumia | 0.31 |
| सुमि॰ा | sumia | 0.31 |
| सुमिाा | sumiaa | 0.31 |
| Sumia in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁମିଆ | sumi'a | 70.73 |
| ଶୁମିଆ | sumi'a | 17.07 |
| ସୁମୀଆ | sumi'a | 2.44 |
| ସୁମିା | sumia | 2.44 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 2.44 |
| ସୁମିତା | sumita | 2.44 |
| ସୁମିଆଁ | sumi'am | 2.44 |
| Sumia in the Marathi language | ||
| सुिमआ | suima'a | 60 |
| सुिमया | suimaya | 40 |
| Sumia in the Bengali language | ||
| সুমিয়া | sumiya | 50 |
| সুমিতা | sumita | 50 |
| Sumia in the Arabic language | ||
| صومّيا | swmya | - |
| صوميّا | swmya | - |
| صوميا | swmya | - |
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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
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- 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 Sumia
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