Sumy Surname

122,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sumy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3,6051:44,2042,530
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Sumy (13,006) may also be a first name.

Sumy Last Name Facts

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

Sumy (Hindi: सुमी, Oriya: ସୁମୀ, Russian: Сумы) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,849th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,959,544 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sumy reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 51,255th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 13,006 people.

It is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 3,605 people, or 1 in 44,204. Beside Bangladesh this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Iraq, where 0 percent reside.

Sumy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sumy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sumy last name rose 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sumy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sumy surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Sumy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,864 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Summy891,260/
Sumay89907/
Sumey89471/
Shumy89455/
Sumoy89130/
Saumy89127/
Sumuy8994/
Soumy8950/
Sumiy8941/
Sumyo899/
Suemy896/
Sumyt894/
Seumy892/
Sumaya8038,638/
Summey803,199/
Saumay801,821/
Sumaiy80585/
Susmoy80541/
Soumey80491/
Soumay80491/
Shumay80429/
Soumoy80292/
Shumey80142/
Schumy8093/
Saumoy8057/
Shumyi8051/
Saumey8043/
Summay8027/
Sumooy8018/
Shummy8017/
Shuhmy8017/
Sumych8015/
Sumysh808/
Sumauy806/
Suimoy804/
Suimay803/
Soumyo802/
Summoy802/
Shumiy801/
Saumiy801/
Jsummy801/
Szummy801/
Shusmy801/
Sumaay801/
Susmay801/
Shumoy801/
Suhmey801/
Shoumy801/
Siumey801/
Suimey800/
Sumi75147,171/
Suma7581,517/
Sume7522,948/
Somy751,649/
Jumy7519/
Cumy759/
Sumé757/
Zumy753/
Sumè751/
Soumaya731,494/
Saumaiy7373/
Sumahay7356/
Sumahey7356/
Summaya7353/
Saumaya7345/
Schumey7324/
Shumays7312/
Shumych739/
Soummey738/
Saumgay735/
Schummy734/
Shumaya734/
Summeyt733/
Soummay732/
Scummey731/
Sumaaya731/
Shummay731/
Soumaiy731/
Souymey731/
Shumhay730/
Schumyo730/
Sumer6722,125/
Shume6719,243/
Shumi6716,624/
Shuma6714,533/
Summa678,145/
Souma676,172/
Sumit675,159/
Shimy672,664/
Sumii671,775/
Sauma671,617/
Saumi671,376/
Soumi671,290/
Sumie671,023/
Sumai67947/
Somay67907/
Soume67852/
Summi67724/
Susmi67667/
Sumee67644/
Summe67634/
Sumio67607/
Sutmi67606/
Sumei67605/
Somoy67456/
Saume67438/
Sommy67436/
Sumaa67373/
Szuma67316/
Seume67313/
Suemi67259/
Seuma67228/
Sumaj67210/
Sumet67170/
Jummy67165/
Shomy67147/
Somey67134/
Sumeh67125/
Sumes67124/
Suima6791/
Xumay6788/
Sueme6788/
Suyma6780/
Seumi6772/
Sumed6770/
Sumid6770/
Simiy6768/
Sumoi6763/
Siuma6761/
Sumis6743/
Sumej6739/
Hsumi6734/
Jumay6734/
Sumha6734/
Sumui6732/
Suimi6726/
Sumhi6723/
Sumea6720/
Susme6718/
Chumy6715/
Siume6710/
Cummy678/
Jusmy678/
Zummy678/
Suime678/
Joumy678/
Ssumi677/
Hsuma676/
Sumih676/
Suumi675/
Szomy675/
Suhmi675/
Soomy675/
Zhumy675/
Sumuj674/
Sumjh674/
Simyi674/
Sumip673/
Szumi673/
Sumez673/
Sumij673/
Zumay672/
Siumi672/
Sujma672/
Soumé672/
Sumiç672/
Sumoa672/
Cumay672/
Sumiz671/
Xsumi671/
Sumayova671/
Sumep671/
Ssuma671/
Jhumy671/
Shaumaya671/
Shumé671/
Soumaaye671/
Scumi671/
Sumeu671/
Sumér671/
Suume671/
Zoumy671/
Suyme671/
Sumge671/
Shoutmay671/
Djumy671/
Cumey670/
Southmay670/
Southmyd670/
Jumey670/

Sumy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumy in the Oriya language
ସୁମୀsumi-
Sumy in the Hindi language
सुमीsumi50
सुम्यsumya50
Sumy in the Russian language
Сумыsumy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumy
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