Shanmuga Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Shanmuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanmuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2861:2,682,04783,610
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Shanmuga (5,055) may also be a first name.

Shanmuga Last Name Facts

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

Shanmuga (Hindi: शन्मुगा, Marathi: शनमुगा) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanmuga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 578,557th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Shanmuga are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 95,572nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 5,055 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 2,682,047. In India Shanmuga is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 50 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent reside and Karnataka, where 10 percent reside. Other than India this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Shanmuga Last Name Statistics demography

Shanmuga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanmugha9416/
Shanmuuga941/
Sanmuga9320/
Shanmugaya892/
Shanmiga881/
Shammuga881/
Shaunmugi821/
Shanmuges821/
Shanmungho781/
Sanmmiga751/
Sanmogo671/

Shanmuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanmuga in the Marathi language
शनमुगाsanamuga43.24
शान्मुगाsanmuga16.22
शन्मुगाsanmuga8.11
शनमुगsanamuga5.41
शानमुगाsanamuga5.41
शणमुगाsanamuga5.41
सनमुगमsanamugama2.7
शांमुगाsammuga2.7
शंमुगाsammuga2.7
षण्मुगाsanmuga2.7
एसशणमुगाesasanamuga2.7
शानमुगांsanamugam2.7
Shanmuga in the Hindi language
शन्मुगाsanmuga25
शनमुग्गाsanamugga25
शनमुगाsanamuga25
सनमु्गाsanamuga25

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Footnotes

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