Šumar Surname
Approximately 630 people bear this surname
Šumar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 434 | 1:8,148 | 1,651 |
| Slovenia | 85 | 1:29,267 | 6,001 |
| Serbia | 76 | 1:94,012 | 7,688 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| Montenegro | 9 | 1:71,063 | 3,870 |
The alternate forms: Sumar (40,189), Sümar (234) & Súmar (1) are calculated separately.
Šumar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šumar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šumar occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sumar, Sümar or Súmar. Click here to see other potential spellings of Šumar.
How Common Is The Last Name Šumar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Šumar is the 517,348th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Šumar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šumar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 8,148. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 76 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 13 percent reside and Serbia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Šumar
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis