Sumaya

See also: sumaya

English

Proper noun

Sumaya

  1. A female given name.

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

From sumaya (“farm or barn owl”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈmaja/ [sʊˈmaː.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: Su‧ma‧ya

Proper noun

Sumaya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋᜌ)

  1. a surname of native origin, most notably borne by:
    1. Betong Sumaya, Filipino journalist, director, TV host, actor and comedian

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Sumaya is the 4,691st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,900 individuals.
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