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) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 85,600th most commonly occurring surname in 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 reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sumia is also the 19,319th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 47,451 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 4,776 people, or 1 in 33,366. Barring Bangladesh this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.
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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- 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 Sumia
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