Shanamugam Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shanamugam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Shanamugam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanamugam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shanamugam (Hindi: शनमुगम, Marathi: शणमुणम) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shanamugam.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanamugam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shanamugam are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Shanamugam is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 30 percent live and Haryana, where 10 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanamugam | 95 | 36 | / |
| Shanamugham | 95 | 4 | / |
| Shanamugan | 90 | 10 | / |
| Sannamugam | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sanamugham | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sangamugam | 90 | 1 | / |
| Shanamughan | 86 | 11 | / |
| Shanamogham | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sannamaugam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanamugan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shanamogan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sanamogham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sanamogan | 74 | 1 | / |
Shanamugam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanamugam in the Hindi language | ||
| शनमुगम | sanamugama | - |
| Shanamugam in the Marathi language | ||
| शणमुणम | sanamunama | 50 |
| शनमुरम | sanamurama | 25 |
| शनमुग | sanamuga | 12.5 |
| सनमुगम | sanamugama | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Shanamugam
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