Sumaya

See also: sumaya

English

Proper noun

Sumaya

1. A female given name.

Derived terms

• Sumy

 

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.