Sumowah Surname

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

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sumowah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumowah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia571:77,3436,506
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sumowah (11) may also be a first name.

Sumowah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sumowah occurs most in Liberia. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumowah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Sumowah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sumowah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Sumowah is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

Sumowah is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 77,343. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Bong County, where 88 percent live, Bomi County, where 7 percent live and Gbarpolu County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Liberia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumowa9210/
Shumowa862/
Sumowat861/
Sumoba77322/
Sumawa77247/
Sumova7794/
Somowa7710/
Sumowo773/
Shumova715,004/
Sumaway711,383/
Sumobay71630/
Jumowad7127/
Sumowuo7121/
Soumawa7113/
Saumova7111/
Somowho715/
Sumowoi715/
Sumoiwo712/
Sumawad711/
Summova711/
Shumawa711/
Suymova711/
Susmawa711/
Suimova711/
Sumoiwuo67202/
Sumabhai6724/
Shaumova676/
Summobai674/
Shumovas673/
Chumowat672/
Schumova672/
Sumavath672/
Sumabojh671/
Soumowou671/
Siumaway671/
Shomoiwa671/
Sumoiwoo671/
Sumoiwou671/

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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 Sumowah
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