Sumimura Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sumimura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumimura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan891:1,436,45323,926
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Sumimura Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sumimura Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sumimura is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sumimura.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumimura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sumimura live; 95 percent live in East Asia and 95 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,436,453. In Japan Sumimura is most frequent in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 45 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 45 percent reside and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumimar8032/
Samimur802/
Samimra801/
Simamura7599/
Simomura7569/
Somemura7524/
Samemura7515/
Semumira752/
Samamura751/
Sumimori751/
Simimora750/
Sumamr715/
Shimemura712/
Samimaara711/
Som Moura711/
Sumamiray711/
Ssemumira711/
Samamra67204/
Semamra6718/
Samimer6714/
Samimar676/
Simamur674/
Zmamura671/
Sumi Marie671/
Samimir671/
Samima-Ara671/
Sumumar671/
Saumheimer670/
Somemore502/

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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 Sumimura
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