Shanamugam Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shanamugam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanamugam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Shanamugam Last Name Facts

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

Shanamugam (Hindi: शनमुगम, Marathi: शणमुणम) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shanamugam.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanamugam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Shanamugam is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shanamugam reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 30 percent live and Haryana, where 10 percent live. Excluding India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanamugam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanamugam in the Hindi language
शनमुगमsanamugama-
Shanamugam in the Marathi language
शणमुणमsanamunama50
शनमुरमsanamurama25
शनमुगsanamuga12.5
सनमुगमsanamugama12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shanamugam
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