Sumul Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sumul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
India51:153,413,076951,030
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Şümül (11) are calculated separately.

Sumul (210) may also be a first name.

Sumul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumul (Hindi: सुमुल, Marathi: सुमुल, Oriya: ସୁମୁଲ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Şümül. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Sumul occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Sumul reside; 48 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 48 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 624,169th most common given name internationally, borne by 210 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea Sumul is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 84 percent live, Jiwaka, where 11 percent live and Enga, where 4 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Pakistan, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumule911,705/
Sumuil9111/
Sumoul9111/
Suemul916/
Sumeul913/
Summul912/
Shumul911/
Sumuul911/
Sumulle8331/
Suumule836/
Soumoul831/
Sumault830/
Sumol8095/
Cumul8067/
Somul8023/
Jumul8017/
Şümül8011/
Shimul7329,464/
Caumul7375/
Somuil7328/
Szimul7311/
Shumol734/
Chumul734/
Sumoel732/
Cummul731/
Sommul731/
Jummul731/
Jumule731/
Jumaul731/
Coumoul67141/
Chumule6712/
Zumault672/
Shimull671/
Somhoul671/
Summool671/
Zoumult670/

Sumul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumul in the Hindi language
सुमुलsumula-
Sumul in the Oriya language
ସୁମୁଲsumula-
Sumul in the Marathi language
सुमुलsumula-

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