Sumway Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Serbia

Sumway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sumway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sumway occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sumway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Sumway occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Sumway live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 50 percent reside and Utah, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Sumway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sumway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sumway surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shumway927,339/
Scumway921/
Sjumway921/
Sumways920/
Saumway920/
Sumwa91883/
Schumway8620/
Shummway864/
Shumways862/
Shaumway862/
Sumbay83772/
Sunway83561/
Sumuay8328/
Sumwai835/
Shumwa834/
Somway833/
Cumway831/
Soumwa831/
Shumwy830/
Sumbaya7757/
Shunway7715/
Sumbayu778/
Chumway774/
Shumbay773/
Shomway772/
Sunnway772/
Saunway772/
Suimbay772/
Shumuay771/
Shumwah771/
Shumwey771/
Shimway771/
Sunwaye771/
Sumwait771/
Sumbhay771/
Sumbaye771/
Shuumwa771/
Saumbay771/
Sumbayo771/
Sunwayh771/
Shumvay770/
Sumba7318,328/
Jumwa733,922/
Somwa73227/
Sumby73210/
Sunwa7374/
Sumwi737/
Sumua735/
Sumva732/
Sumwe731/
Chumwaya7113/
Chumwaye719/
Shimwayi714/
Shumbayo711/
Sumbhayi711/
Siumwa'a711/
Shimwaya711/
Shunnway710/
Shuinway710/
Shumba6751,299/
Shimwa672,824/
Sumbai67544/
Sunhwa67459/
Zumbay67417/
Saumba67302/
Sumbaa67276/
Sonway6779/
Soumba6763/
Sunbay6756/
Sumbuy6755/
Shumwe6736/
Siunwa6728/
Saumby6718/
Chumwa6717/
Ssumba6717/
Somwai6712/
Seumba678/
Cumwai677/
Sumbha676/
Shomwa676/
Jumwad676/
Sumboy676/
Zumwua674/
Sunwah673/
Shumva672/
Summua672/
Sumwer672/
Sumbea672/
Sunwai672/
Sounwa672/
Shunwa672/
Sumbau672/
Jaumwa671/
Zumwat671/
Sunwad671/
Sumuad671/
Soumby671/
Suimba671/
Ssimwa671/
Sumvai671/
Sumweu671/
Sunwiy671/
Summba671/
Cumwey670/
Shumby670/
Sumbey670/

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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 Sumway
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