Sumu Surname

264,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Turkey2311:336,88921,468
Indonesia1981:667,92552,159
Liberia881:50,0974,478
India491:15,654,396253,566
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Finland301:183,22315,926
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England41:13,929,515290,718
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sumu (3,214) may also be a first name.

Sumu Last Name Facts

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

Sumu (Bengali: সুমু, Hindi: सुमु, Marathi: सुमु, Oriya: ସୁମୁ, Russian: Суму) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sumu is the 264,657th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,927,347 people. The last name Sumu occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Sumu reside; 34 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 126,582nd most common forename worldwide, held by 3,214 people.

It is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Other than Bangladesh it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Turkey, where 16 percent are found.

Sumu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sumu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sumu Last Name Statistics demography

Sumu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shumu891,811/
Saumu891,786/
Sumou89332/
Sumut89121/
Sumus89112/
Sumuy8994/
Suimu8953/
Sumuh8951/
Sumui8932/
Sumau8928/
Summu898/
Suemu897/
Sumuç897/
Sumud895/
Sumuj894/
Sumgu892/
Sumhu892/
Siumu891/
Sumeu891/
Soumou80922/
Seumou80401/
Susmuş8066/
Sumujh8035/
Saummu8029/
Sahumu8027/
Sumaut8021/
Summut8018/
Summus8017/
Seumeu8014/
Saumui809/
Shuimu808/
Soumeu806/
Sumahu806/
Saumau803/
Sumout801/
Shumhu801/
Sumeus801/
Sumudh801/
Soumau801/
Seumus801/
Shumgu801/
Saumou801/
Saumud801/
Saumut801/
Shumau801/
Somu759,703/
Jumu752,369/
Zumu751,035/
Cumu7514/
Xumu755/
Shuimuh7313/
Soummou739/
Shuymuh735/
Soumoud734/
Summaut731/
Susmuth731/
Summuth731/
Saumaus731/
Soumout731/
Soumouh731/
Hseumou731/
Shoumou731/
Sumault730/
Shimu6733,158/
Jhumu674,151/
Chumu672,288/
Jummu67287/
Djumu6771/
Jumau6760/
Simuh6749/
Zhumu6748/
Sommu6747/
Zumut6736/
Jumut6727/
Zaumu6717/
Soomu6717/
Jumou6715/
Zumgu6713/
Shomu6711/
Sumoe6711/
Jumui678/
Somui678/
Jumus678/
Joumu677/
Sumoo677/
Soemu672/
Jaumu672/
Coumu672/
Somuj672/
Xhumu671/
Zumud671/
Zumou671/
Shoumout671/
Xumou671/

Sumu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumu in the Bengali language
সুমুsumu-
Sumu in the Oriya language
ସୁମୁsumu93.33
ଶୁମୁsumu6.67
Sumu in the Hindi language
सुमुsumu83.33
सुमूsumu16.67
Sumu in the Marathi language
सुमुsumu76.19
सुमूsumu23.81
Sumu in the Russian language
Сумуsumu-

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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
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  • 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 Sumu
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