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 surname Sumulu (Oriya: ସୁମୁଲୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Şumulu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sumulu is the 4,908,606th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Sumulu is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Sumulu reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name Sumulu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Sumulu is most frequent in: Delta, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

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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