Summs Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Summs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Summs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Summs Last Name Facts

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

Summs occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Summs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Summs is the 2,580,327th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Summs is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Summs are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Summs is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 80 percent are found, Tennessee, where 7 percent are found and District of Columbia, where 2 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Summs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Summs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Summs last name grew 315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Summs Last Name Statistics demography

Summs earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.73% less than the national average, earning $25,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shumms910/
Sums89399/
Shums80947/
Saums80128/
Scums805/
Seums802/
Somms802/
Ssums801/
Suyms801/
Susms801/
Sumst800/
Suims800/
Cumms800/
Schums739/
Soumsh731/
Shumsz731/
Shumse731/
Ssimms730/
Shimms730/
Soms671,057/
Cums6755/
Soumsse6711/
Sumz674/
Sumsova672/
Sumx671/
Shumshe671/
Zums671/
Jums671/

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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 Summs
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