Sumo Surname

14,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia35,5201:1247
Philippines7661:132,16522,489
Indonesia5441:243,10522,310
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Cameroon1431:145,23816,093
Papua New Guinea1381:59,0857,566
India1001:7,670,654164,164
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Japan821:1,559,07724,802
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England41:13,929,515290,718
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Sumô (1) are calculated separately.

Sumo (11,533) may also be a first name.

Sumo Last Name Facts

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

Sumo (Bengali: সুমু, Hindi: सुमो, Marathi: सुमो, Oriya: ସୁେମା) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Sumô. For other possible spellings of Sumo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sumo is the 14,524th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 189,839 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sumo are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Sumo is also the 55,662nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 11,533 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 35,520 people, or 1 in 124. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Bong County, where 37 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 24 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Liberia it is found in 59 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Sumo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sumo surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Sumo earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning R 220,920 per year and in United States they earn 10.8% less than the national average, earning $38,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumô921/
Shumo893,867/
Summo891,110/
Seumo89612/
Soumo89390/
Sumou89332/
Sumoy89130/
Sumod89124/
Suemo8991/
Sumoi8963/
Sumoh8935/
Saumo8929/
Sumot8915/
Suimo899/
Sumoo897/
Sumho894/
Sumoa892/
Suhmo891/
Sumos891/
Sutmo891/
Shummo802,806/
Soumou80922/
Susmoy80541/
Seumou80401/
Soumoy80292/
Saumoy8057/
Summoh8045/
Sumooy8018/
Shoumo8010/
Soummo809/
Sumoot808/
Shuimo808/
Szumos805/
Sumodh804/
Suimoy804/
Schumo804/
Sumuod804/
Summos802/
Summoy802/
Shumoh802/
Sumood802/
Seumoh801/
Seumoi801/
Shumoo801/
Shuymo801/
Soumoa801/
Soumoh801/
Saumoi801/
Saumou801/
Sumout801/
Suuymo801/
Shumoy801/
Suimoi801/
Sumott800/
Shaumo800/
Suma7581,517/
Somo7513,584/
Jumo752,928/
Zumo751,195/
Cumo75264/
Xumo753/
Seumois7339/
Soumois7315/
Sumuoth7312/
Soummou739/
Soumoud734/
Soumoss733/
Shumoch732/
Shoumou731/
Hseumou731/
Shumooh731/
Soumouh731/
Soumout731/
Sauhmoa731/
Shoummo731/
Summood731/
Saumois730/
Shuma6714,533/
Chumo6712,166/
Shimo6710,996/
Summa678,145/
Souma676,172/
Shomo675,581/
Zummo672,195/
Sauma671,617/
Sumah671,345/
Sumat671,231/
Somou671,013/
Sommo67680/
Susma67572/
Sumad67548/
Somoy67456/
Jhumo67452/
Sumaa67373/
Zeumo67372/
Cummo67334/
Szuma67316/
Sumas67296/
Zumot67269/
Simoh67250/
Zoumo67239/
Seuma67228/
Juimo67200/
Somoo67199/
Jummo67173/
Soemo67123/
Djumo67108/
Suima6791/
Suyma6780/
Jumho6773/
Soomo6773/
Siuma6761/
Somoi6755/
Susmă6753/
Suuma6750/
Jeumo6745/
Jaumo6742/
Zhumo6739/
Suema6734/
Sumha6734/
Sumau6728/
Zumoi6724/
Sumaz6723/
Jumuo6719/
Cuymo6717/
Jumou6715/
Joumo6715/
Sumga6713/
Jumot6712/
Scuma6712/
Sjimo6711/
Jumoi6711/
Jumoo6711/
Sutma6710/
Jusmo679/
Somoj678/
Somoa677/
Zaumo677/
Sumap677/
Hsuma676/
Suhma676/
Ssimo676/
Somuo674/
Jumos673/
Sujma672/
Schumott671/
Ssuma671/
Zumoa671/
Zumou671/
Shoumout671/
Scumà671/
Sumaș671/
Sumeu671/
Xumou671/
Cumho671/
Jjumo671/

Sumo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumo in the Oriya language
ସୁେମାsuema80
ସୁମsuma20
Sumo in the Marathi language
सुमोsumo71.43
सूमोsumo14.29
सुमाsuma14.29
Sumo in the Hindi language
सुमोsumo51.61
सूमोsumo45.16
समोsamo3.23
Sumo in the Bengali language
সুমুsumu50
সুমোsumo50

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