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
User-submitted Reference
Sumiya is a Japanese surname, derived from the Kanji 住, meaning 'where a person lives', and 谷, meaning 'valley'.
- fmsumiyaSumiya Demographics
Average Sumiya Salary in
United States
$36,316 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) 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
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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