Sumwa Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8731:60,6436,507
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sumwa (43) may also be a first name.

Sumwa Last Name Facts

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

Sumwa (Marathi: सुमवा) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 398,612th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. Sumwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sumwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 43 people.

Sumwa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 873 people, or 1 in 60,643. In Tanzania Sumwa is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 75 percent live, Mara Region, where 10 percent live and Manyara Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumway916/
Sumwai915/
Shumwa914/
Soumwa911/
Shumway837,339/
Scumway831/
Sjumway831/
Shumwah831/
Sumwait831/
Shuumwa831/
Sumways830/
Saumway830/
Sumba8018,328/
Jumwa803,922/
Somwa80227/
Sunwa8074/
Sumwi807/
Sumua805/
Sumva802/
Sumwe801/
Sumwo801/
Schumway7720/
Shummway774/
Shumways772/
Shaumway772/
Siumwa'a771/
Shumba7351,299/
Shimwa732,824/
Sumbay73772/
Sunway73561/
Sumbai73544/
Sunhwa73459/
Saumba73302/
Sumbaa73276/
Soumba7363/
Shumwe7336/
Sumuay7328/
Siunwa7328/
Chumwa7317/
Ssumba7317/
Somwai7312/
Seumba738/
Cumwai737/
Sumbha736/
Shomwa736/
Jumwad736/
Zumwua734/
Somway733/
Sunwah733/
Shumva732/
Summua732/
Sumwer732/
Sumbea732/
Sunwai732/
Sounwa732/
Shunwa732/
Sumbau732/
Jaumwa731/
Cumway731/
Zumwat731/
Sunwad731/
Sumuad731/
Sumwuo731/
Suimba731/
Ssimwa731/
Sumvai731/
Sumweu731/
Summba731/
Shumwy730/
Shaumba67695/
Soumbai67154/
Shumbah67108/
Shunwah6755/
Chumwas6731/
Shomwua6727/
Chuumwa6721/
Sumbaha6720/
Shunway6715/
Suinwai6713/
Shumbai6712/
Shuimba6711/
Soumwei679/
Shuymba676/
Shimwua676/
Chumway674/
Shumbay673/
Shomway672/
Sunnway672/
Zumwach672/
Zumwait672/
Saunway672/
Shumbha672/
Shuumba672/
Sunwhea672/
Suimbay672/
Saumbai671/
Saumbha671/
Zumwatt671/
Shumuay671/
Shumwey671/
Shimway671/
Sunh'wa671/
Sumbhay671/
Sounwea671/
Saumbay671/
Sunwayh671/
Choumwa671/
Cheumwa671/
Jumwa'a671/
Shumvay670/

Sumwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumwa in the Marathi language
सुमवाsumava-

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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 Sumwa
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