Sanmugam Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sanmugam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanmugam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Malaysia3591:82,1575,778
India1581:4,854,844122,998
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
England261:2,143,00282,017
Singapore261:211,83510,313
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Sanmugam (5,532) may also be a first name.

Sanmugam Last Name Facts

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

Sanmugam (Marathi: सन्मुगम) is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sanmugam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanmugam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,050th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,541,783 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Sanmugam live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 90,210th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 5,532 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Apart from Sri Lanka it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 32 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Sanmugam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sanmugam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.78% less than the national average, earning R 48,060 per year; in United States they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $36,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $50,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanmugam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanmugam in the Marathi language
सन्मुगमsanmugama35.96
सनमुगमsanamugama21.35
संमुगमsammugama10.11
सनमुगामsanamugama7.87
मुगमmugama3.37
सन्मुगलsanmugala2.25
सनमु्गमsanamugama2.25
सण्मुगमsanmugama2.25
शानमुगमsanamugama1.12
आरमुगमaramugama1.12
सन्मुनमsanmunama1.12
शनमुगाsanamuga1.12
शनमुगमsanamugama1.12
संबुगमsambugama1.12
सनमुकनsanamukana1.12
समुगुनsamuguna1.12
मुंगमmungama1.12
सन्मुरायsanmuraya1.12

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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
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  • 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 Sanmugam
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