Sumwa Surname
Approximately 883 people bear this surname
Sumwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 873 | 1:60,643 | 6,507 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
Sumwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sumwa in the Marathi language | ||
| सुमवा | sumava | - |
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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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