Sumulu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sumulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sumulu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Şumulu (1) are calculated separately.

Sumulu (12) may also be a first name.

Sumulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sumulu (Oriya: ସୁମୁଲୁ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Şumulu. Click here for further possible spellings of Sumulu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumulu? popularity and diffusion

Sumulu is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Sumulu occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Sumulu are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sumulu is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şumulu941/
Sumuluh921/
Sumulyu921/
Somulu831,012/
Sumolu8343/
Sumilu831/
Soumoulou80125/
Chumulu7723/
Shimulu772/
Sommulu771/
Shimhulu7140/
Summoluy710/
Somolu67224/
Çomulu67100/
Shomolu6234/
Sumilau623/
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Sumulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumulu in the Oriya language
ସୁମୁଲୁsumulu-

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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 Sumulu
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