Sumkin Surname

194,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sumkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,9081:75,5369,664
Kazakhstan1491:118,67412,601
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Finland211:261,74820,300
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
France31:22,140,907385,998
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sumkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumkin (Russian: Сумкин) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 194,607th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,375,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Sumkin live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Sumkin is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 1,908 people, or 1 in 75,536. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Orenburg Oblast, where 14 percent are found, Moscow, where 11 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Sumkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sumkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sumkin surname increased 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sumkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (74%) in Russia and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sumkin last name are 13.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 33.67% registered with the party.

Sumkin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.33% more than the national average, earning $54,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shumkin922,339/
Sumkina921,405/
Sumking921/
Siumkin921/
Shumkina861,998/
Shumckin866/
Schumkin863/
Somkin83530/
Sumkyn8386/
Jumkin8314/
Zumkin832/
Schumkina802/
Shimkin77481/
Shumkyn7772/
Sumkyna7766/
Shomkin7717/
Zhumkin775/
Zaumkin774/
Sumchin772/
Zumkina771/
Şumkina771/
Sjomkin771/
Chumking71138/
Shumkyna7176/
Zhumkina7112/
Schumken710/
Somkyn67102/
Jumken6714/
Sumkem671/
Cimkin671/
Sumgkem6211/
Zhimkin625/
Shomkyn623/
Chumkyn623/
Summchen5724/
Šomkienė575/
Žimkienė572/
Djoumkeng531/
Zhumkenova50113/

Sumkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumkin in the Russian language
Сумкинsumkin-

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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
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  • 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 Sumkin
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