Sumiya Surname

30,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Mongolia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh11,3551:14,0341,091
Japan5,3871:23,7322,534
Mongolia2191:12,9011,709
India2081:3,687,814102,900
Brazil2051:1,044,26536,766
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Sumiya (103,186) may also be a first name.

Sumiya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sumiya is a Japanese surname, derived from the Kanji 住, meaning 'where a person lives', and 谷, meaning 'valley'.

- fmsumiya

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) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sumiya is the 30,390th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 414,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sumiya are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 9,901st most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 103,186 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 11,355 people, or 1 in 14,034. Beside Bangladesh Sumiya is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 31 percent are found and Mongolia, where 1 percent are found.

Sumiya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sumiya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumiyah92332/
Soumiya92296/
Sumiyat9280/
Summiya9219/
Shumiya9215/
Ssumiya923/
Saumiya922/
Sumhiya921/
Sumieya921/
Saumiyah8611/
Sumaiaya861/
Sumaya8338,638/
Sumaia8315,629/
Somiya833,784/
Sumeya831,190/
Sumaiy83585/
Sumyia83453/
Sumoya83351/
Sumija8374/
Sumiye8358/
Sumiyo8315/
Jumiya8314/
Sumyya8310/
Sumeia834/
Sumiea834/
Sumuya833/
Zumiya831/
Cumiya831/
Shumiye772,743/
Soumaya771,494/
Sumayah77237/
Sumaiah7799/
Saumaiy7773/
Soumeya7768/
Summaya7753/
Sumayas7746/
Saumaya7745/
Sumijah7740/
Susmaya7734/
Sumayat7727/
Sumajiy7719/
Sumoyah7716/
Saumeya7713/
Soumaia779/
Shumaia779/
Jumiyat777/
Sumahya776/
Shimiya775/
Sumiyeh775/
Sumayad775/
Chumiya775/
Simiyah774/
Shumaya774/
Sumayap774/
Shumeya773/
Sumuyah773/
Sumaiyo773/
Shomiya772/
Sumayaa772/
Sumyyah771/
Jhumiya771/
Zhumiya771/
Soomiya771/
Sumeyha771/
Summaia771/
Sumaaya771/
Sumauya771/
Sumoiah771/
Soumiia771/
Soumuya771/
Sumeyat771/
Sumaiha771/
Soumaiy771/
Soumoya771/
Sumahia771/
Cummiya771/
Sumayau771/
Sumie731,023/
Sumai73947/
Sumay73907/
Sumei73605/
Sumey73471/
Sumaa73373/
Sumaj73210/
Sumoy73130/
Sumuy7394/
Sumae7389/
Sumoi7363/
Sumui7332/
Sumau7328/
Sumea7320/
Sumij733/
Sumoa732/
Sumajaya71492/
Sumayaya7117/
Sumejaya7116/
Summaiah7111/
Chaumiya7110/
Choumiya715/
Soumayah714/
Summayah713/
Sumeyaya712/
Sumiyosh711/
Summyyah711/
Sumayova711/
Soummeya711/
Shaumaya711/
Soumaiyo711/
Soumeiha711/
Soumeyah711/
Someya6736,638/
Zumaya676,773/
Shumye675,970/
Somaya674,654/
Soumai673,273/
Summey673,199/
Sumaye672,856/
Shumie672,598/
Sumayo672,508/
Somaia671,877/
Saumay671,821/
Sumait671,587/
Sumawe67899/
Sumaji67844/
Susmoy67541/
Shumei67491/
Soumey67491/
Soumay67491/
Shumay67429/
Soumoy67292/
Suimei67234/
Cumaya67185/
Soumaa67178/
Sumaja67163/
Suimae67159/
Sumijo67154/
Jumiyo67149/
Shumey67142/
Sutmai67124/
Sumaio67123/
Saumai67103/
Somoya67100/
Shoumiyeh67100/
Jumaya6792/
Soumie6787/
Sumaid6782/
Sumajh6775/
Shumai6761/
Sumaje6761/
Saumoy6757/
Summie6756/
Saumey6743/
Sumajy6742/
Sumoye6738/
Sumaip6738/
Suemai6737/
Seumae6728/
Summay6727/
Sumayi6726/
Sumeyi6725/
Sumoyo6723/
Sumiji6722/
Sumaut6721/
Sumeja6718/
Sumooy6718/
Jumeya6715/
Siumai6715/
Jumaia6713/
Summai6713/
Sumajo6712/
Shumaa6712/
Sumayy6710/
Somiye6710/
Siumei679/
Saumui679/
Soumei678/
Sumais677/
Cumuya677/
Sumahu676/
Sumauy676/
Soumaî675/
Suimoy674/
Sumayu674/
Sumeji674/
Suimie674/
Saumea673/
Somyya673/
Suimai673/
Soumae673/
Saumau673/
Susmea673/
Soumye673/
Suimay673/
Someia672/
Summoy672/
Saumie672/
Sumaih672/
Somuya672/
Szumai672/
Sumeah672/
Scumai671/
Simiyi671/
Shumaj671/
Sumoji671/
Sumoyi671/
Sumuji671/
Sumyie671/
Sumaij671/
Sumaiz671/
Sumeha671/
Soumea671/
Summaa671/
Zomiya671/
Soumau671/
Sumeid671/
Sumeyo671/
Zumiea671/
Somiea671/
Somyia671/
Seumoi671/
Soumoa671/
Souméa671/
Saumae671/
Saumoi671/
Szumij671/
Sumuja671/
Sumaay671/
Suumae671/
Susmai671/
Susmay671/
Shumoy671/
Zumaia671/
Suhmey671/
Somiyo671/
Shumau671/
Sumaai671/
Sumuye671/
Sumuyi671/
Seumye671/
Siumey671/
Suemea671/
Suimoi671/
Southmaya670/
Suimey670/

Sumiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumiya in the Bengali language
সুমিয়াsumiya66.67
সোমিয়াsomiya16.67
সুমীয়াsumiya16.67
Sumiya in the Marathi language
सुिमयाsuimaya64.02
सुमीयाsumiya17.99
सुमैयाsumaiya7.94
सुमयाsumaya1.06
सुमैsumai1.06
सूमीयाsumiya1.06
सुमईयाsuma'iya0.53
सूिमयाsuimaya0.53
सुमइयाsuma'iya0.53
सुमययाsumayaya0.53
सुमेयाsumeya0.53
सुमययsumayaya0.53
सुमीरयाsumiraya0.53
सुमयsumaya0.53
Sumiya in the Hindi language
सुमियाsumiya62.61
सुमइयाsuma'iya16.29
सुमईयाsuma'iya13.21
सुमीयाsumiya4.8
सूमियाsumiya1.31
सुमियsumiya0.26
सुमय्याsumayya0.26
सुमैयाsumaiya0.2
सुम्इयाsumiya0.13
समुय्याsamuyya0.13
सुम्ईयाsumiya0.13
सोमियाsomiya0.07
सुमैय्याsumaiyya0.07
सूमइयाsuma'iya0.07
सोमय्याsomayya0.07
सुमित्राsumitra0.07
सुम्मयाsum'maya0.07
सूम्ईयाsumiya0.07
सूमीयाsumiya0.07
सुमीयsumiya0.07
Sumiya in the Oriya language
ସୁମିୟାsumiya50
ସୁମିୟsumiya16.67
ସୁମୀୟାsumiya8.33
ସୁମିଆଁsumi'am8.33
ସୁମୀୟsumiya8.33
ସୁମିୟରsumiyara4.17
ସୁେମୟାsuemaya4.17
Sumiya in the Russian language
Сумияsumia-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Sumiya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis