Sunduma Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sunduma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sunduma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1281:123,8289,362
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sunduma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sunduma (Oriya: ସୁୁମା) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunduma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sunduma live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 123,828. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 98 percent live, Southern Province, where 2 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent live. Outside of Zambia it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suunduma931/
Soundouma881/
Sunduimaa881/
Sundumi864/
Sundima862/
Sundimah8018/
Shinduma801/
Sonduymaa752/
Sondoma712/
Zundoma711/
Sundomy711/
Chundume671/
Shondoma671/
Shindima671/
Shundomo671/
Zoundomey501/
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Sunduma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sunduma in the Oriya language
ସୁୁମାsuuma-

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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 Sunduma
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