Sumiya Surname
Approximately 17,577 people bear this surname
Sumiya Surname User-submission:
Sumiya is a Japanese surname, derived from the Kanji 住, meaning 'where a person lives', and 谷, meaning 'valley'.
Sumiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 11,355 | 1:14,034 | 1,091 |
| Japan | 5,387 | 1:23,732 | 2,534 |
| Mongolia | 219 | 1:12,901 | 1,709 |
| India | 208 | 1:3,687,814 | 102,900 |
| Brazil | 205 | 1:1,044,265 | 36,766 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Sumiya (103,186) may also be a first name.
Sumiya Surname Meaning
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Sumiya is a Japanese surname, derived from the Kanji 住, meaning 'where a person lives', and 谷, meaning 'valley'.
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Sumiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sumiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sumiya (Bengali: সুমিয়া, Hindi: सुमिया, Marathi: सुिमया, Oriya: ସୁମିୟା, Russian: Сумия) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sumiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 30,390th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 414,607 people. The surname Sumiya is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sumiya live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sumiya is also the 9,901st most frequent forename in the world It is held by 103,186 people.
It is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 11,355 people, or 1 in 14,034. Other than Bangladesh Sumiya occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 31 percent live and Mongolia, where 1 percent live.
Sumiya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sumiya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Sumiya earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.84% less than the national average, earning $36,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.45% more than the national average, earning $58,850 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sumiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumiya in the Bengali language | ||
| সুমিয়া | sumiya | 66.67 |
| সোমিয়া | somiya | 16.67 |
| সুমীয়া | sumiya | 16.67 |
| Sumiya in the Marathi language | ||
| सुिमया | suimaya | 64.02 |
| सुमीया | sumiya | 17.99 |
| सुमैया | sumaiya | 7.94 |
| सुमया | sumaya | 1.06 |
| सुमै | sumai | 1.06 |
| सूमीया | sumiya | 1.06 |
| सुमईया | suma'iya | 0.53 |
| सूिमया | suimaya | 0.53 |
| सुमइया | suma'iya | 0.53 |
| सुमयया | sumayaya | 0.53 |
| सुमेया | sumeya | 0.53 |
| सुमयय | sumayaya | 0.53 |
| सुमीरया | sumiraya | 0.53 |
| सुमय | sumaya | 0.53 |
| Sumiya in the Hindi language | ||
| सुमिया | sumiya | 62.61 |
| सुमइया | suma'iya | 16.29 |
| सुमईया | suma'iya | 13.21 |
| सुमीया | sumiya | 4.8 |
| सूमिया | sumiya | 1.31 |
| सुमिय | sumiya | 0.26 |
| सुमय्या | sumayya | 0.26 |
| सुमैया | sumaiya | 0.2 |
| सुम्इया | sumiya | 0.13 |
| समुय्या | samuyya | 0.13 |
| सुम्ईया | sumiya | 0.13 |
| सोमिया | somiya | 0.07 |
| सुमैय्या | sumaiyya | 0.07 |
| सूमइया | suma'iya | 0.07 |
| सोमय्या | somayya | 0.07 |
| सुमित्रा | sumitra | 0.07 |
| सुम्मया | sum'maya | 0.07 |
| सूम्ईया | sumiya | 0.07 |
| सूमीया | sumiya | 0.07 |
| सुमीय | sumiya | 0.07 |
| Sumiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁମିୟା | sumiya | 50 |
| ସୁମିୟ | sumiya | 16.67 |
| ସୁମୀୟା | sumiya | 8.33 |
| ସୁମିଆଁ | sumi'am | 8.33 |
| ସୁମୀୟ | sumiya | 8.33 |
| ସୁମିୟର | sumiyara | 4.17 |
| ସୁେମୟା | suemaya | 4.17 |
| Sumiya in the Russian language | ||
| Сумия | sumia | - |
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