Sumie Surname
Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname
Sumie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 970 | 1:131,798 | 7,067 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Sumie (134,935) may also be a first name.
Sumie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sumie (Bengali: সুমিএ) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 355,394th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,123,701 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sumie are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Sumie is also the 7,715th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 134,935 people.
It is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 970 people, or 1 in 131,798. In Japan it is most numerous in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 28 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Japan it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumie in the Bengali language | ||
| সুমিএ | sumi'e | - |
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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 Sumie
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