Sumudu Surname

265,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sumudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sumudu (32,117) may also be a first name.

Sumudu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumudu (Oriya: ସୁମୁଡୁ) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sumudu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumudu? popularity and diffusion

Sumudu is the 265,540th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sumudu live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 26,443rd most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 32,117 people.

The last name Sumudu is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Besides Sri Lanka this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and South Korea, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Somudu8320/
Sumidu837/
Jumudu831/
Zumudu831/
Soumoudou801/
Shimudu7755/
Shimhudu714/
Choumoudou635/
Shimidu6223/
Shomodu621/

Sumudu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumudu in the Oriya language
ସୁମୁଡୁsumudu50
ସୁମୁଦୁsumudu50

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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 Sumudu
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