Sumowar Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sumowar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumowar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia461:95,8387,727
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sumowar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sumowar occurs most in Liberia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sumowar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumowar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Sumowar occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sumowar live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 95,838. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Montserrado County, where 67 percent are found and Bong County, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumawar86104/
Sumowor8628/
Summawart751/
Chumowart751/
Somawar71152/
Sumabar7139/
Jumawar7123/
Somowor711/
Sumawor711/
Sumavar711/
Chumawar6740/
Djumawar676/
Somođvar674/
Shimawar671/
Summevar671/
Somawaar671/
Chumuwar671/
Soumavore631/
Zumavor573/
Somavor571/
Jumavar571/
Somauvar534/
Zoumavor531/
Zoumavore501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sumowar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis