Sumlu Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Sumlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Şumlu (167) are calculated separately.

Sumlu (15) may also be a first name.

Sumlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumlu is found most frequently in Belgium. It can be found as a variant: Şumlu. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sumlu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumlu? popularity and diffusion

Sumlu is the 11,742,229th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sumlu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sumlu is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Sumlu is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium Sumlu is most numerous in: Brussels Capital Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Belgium it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şumlu93167/
Sumlut9159/
Shumlu916/
Sunlu80148/
Somlu8023/
Sunliu7369/
Shimlu732/
Sunlux731/
Zoumlou671/
Schunlau6217/
Djeumleu621/
Somló60163/
Sonlu60114/
Zunlu6019/
Somlói55176/
Chunlu5520/
Sonlui558/
Çomliu552/
Sunloo552/
Zunlou551/
Zunlau551/
Chunliu502/
Chunlau501/
Zssomló501/

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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
  • 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 Sumlu
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