Sumley Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sumley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Sumley Last Name Facts

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

Sumley (Tibetan: སུམ་ལེ་) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumley? popularity and diffusion

Sumley is the 2,530,696th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sumley reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Sumley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sumley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sumley surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sumley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soumley9213/
Shumley925/
Sumlley921/
Sumle91113/
Sumly912/
Soumlley862/
Souymley861/
Sumler831,892/
Sunley831,448/
Sumlay83887/
Cumley83314/
Sumlee83129/
Sumlea8364/
Sumlet8329/
Somley8321/
Sumlei837/
Jumley835/
Shumle831/
Saumle831/
Shumly830/
Schuimley800/
Chumley774,464/
Shimley7731/
Summler7713/
Sumnler7710/
Shumlyi776/
Sumhlei773/
Sumlesh773/
Sumille772/
Sumlett771/
Sunleye771/
Suusmle771/
Shumles771/
Soumlay771/
Saumlay771/
Shumlyh771/
Shumler770/
Shunley770/
Saunley770/
Cumlley770/
Caumley770/
Jumle733,850/
Sumla731,264/
Somle73224/
Sumli7388/
Cumle7323/
Sunly7318/
Sunle7318/
Somly735/
Zumle731/
Soumille71302/
Sumiller71282/
Schimley7150/
Chaumley7118/
Shumlych7117/
Schumler7114/
Sumelles717/
Sumliyah716/
Chumleys711/
Soumelle711/
Soumlaye711/
Sumuelle711/
Djoumley711/
Shaumler710/
Sonley67422/
Somlea67406/
Shomly67402/
Sunlee67184/
Szumla67157/
Sutmöller67112/
Sunloy6775/
Chumle6762/
Shumla6761/
Sutmiller6759/
Somlay6748/
Sumlah6740/
Sumlia6730/
Sunlay6719/
Sumlat6717/
Somlee6713/
Shimle6711/
Sounle6710/
Sunlly678/
Soumla678/
Sumlit677/
Sumlid676/
Somhle675/
Simliy675/
Shumli674/
Sunler673/
Summiller673/
Jumlee673/
Sunles672/
Suemla672/
Soumli672/
Şumlea672/
Zomley672/
Jumleh672/
Jumloy672/
Juhmle671/
Jumlhe671/
Jhumle671/
Suimiller671/
Sunleh671/
Sumhli671/
Suttmille671/
Sunnly671/
Somlya671/
Somhly671/
Soumellay671/
Sounly671/
Sümler671/
Sumlas671/
Somlie671/
Schumller671/
Shumeller671/
Sunlei671/
Zunley670/
Saunly670/
Cumlee670/
Cumlay670/

Sumley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumley in the Tibetan language
སུམ་ལེ་sumlé-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumley
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