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
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
| 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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