Sumitan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sumitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sumitan (32) may also be a first name.

Sumitan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumitan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumitan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Sumitan are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sumitan is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 32 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 33,746,074. In The Philippines Sumitan is most common in: Central Luzon, where 67 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 33 percent reside. Barring The Philippines it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumiton86223/
Sumutan8622/
Sumaithang821/
Sumethan801/
Jumetan7167/
Somiton7113/
Djumetan67126/
Sommetan671/
Summeton670/
Zumistein638/
Cimetan5713/
Cimiton572/
Someton571/
Cumeton571/
Jaumeton531/
Chaumeton50455/
Zumestein502/

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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 Sumitan
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