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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Sumy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 122,849th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,959,544 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sumy reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sumy is also the 51,255th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 13,006 people.

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

Sumy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sumy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sumy last name increased 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sumy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sumy surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with 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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