Shanmugam Surname

18,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Shanmugam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanmugam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,9011:77,4745,251
Sri Lanka4,8971:4,249617
Malaysia2,8751:10,2591,149
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Saudi Arabia1,5501:19,9072,763
United Arab Emirates1,3931:6,577840
United States1,1491:315,45628,848
Oman9541:3,866559
Singapore7491:7,353437
Qatar6271:3,761379
Kuwait5691:6,680925
Bahrain3821:3,530611
England3701:150,58914,397
Canada2471:149,17215,241
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Australia2161:124,98013,694
Thailand1761:401,35470,497
France1221:544,44974,270
Brunei671:6,250869
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway131:395,56035,657
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
China51:273,464,31313,838
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Shanmugam (14,545) may also be a first name.

Shanmugam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanmugam (Hindi: शन्मुगम, Marathi: शनमुगम, Oriya: ସାନମୁଗାମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Shanmugam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanmugam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shanmugam is the 18,783rd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 248,467 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Shanmugam live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 47,404th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 14,545 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 9,901 people, or 1 in 77,474. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 62 percent are found, Karnataka, where 9 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Barring India this surname exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 17 percent are found and Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.

Shanmugam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shanmugam last name are 1.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Shanmugam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.88% less than the national average, earning 270,347 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.99% more than the national average, earning R 375,444 per year; in United States they earn 22.67% more than the national average, earning $52,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanmugam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanmugam in the Hindi language
शन्मुगमsanmugama50
शंन्मुगमsannmugama50
Shanmugam in the Marathi language
शनमुगमsanamugama45.63
शन्मुगमsanmugama11.92
षण्मुगमsanmugama7.15
शणमुगमsanamugama6.36
शानमुगमsanamugama6.2
मुगमmugama3.5
शनमुगामsanamugama2.23
शण्मुगमsanmugama2.07
षणमुगमsanamugama1.59
सनमुगमsanamugama1.43
शांमुगमsammugama1.27
शनमूगमsanamugama1.11
शान्मुगमsanmugama0.79
आरमुगमaramugama0.48
शनमुगनsanamugana0.48
शानमुगनsanamugana0.32
शान्मुमsanmuma0.32
शनमुयमsanamuyama0.32
षन्मुगमsanmugama0.32
सानमुगमsanamugama0.32
एसशनमुगमesasanamugama0.32
समुगमsamugama0.32
शनयुगमsanayugama0.32
शनमुगरनsanamugarana0.32
पीशनमुगमpisanamugama0.32
शनमुामsanamuama0.16
संगनsangana0.16
शंमुगमsammugama0.16
हणमhanama0.16
शन्मुगनsanmugana0.16
एसशानमुगमesasanamugama0.16
सनमुरगामsanamuragama0.16
शण्मुगामsanmugama0.16
अरूमुगमarumugama0.16
शंभूगमsambhugama0.16
शन्मुगsanmuga0.16
शमुगनsamugana0.16
मूगमmugama0.16
संमुगनsammugana0.16
शणमुगावेलsanamugavela0.16
शमुंगमsamungama0.16
सबमुगमsabamugama0.16
शतमुगमsatamugama0.16
आरशन्मुगमarasanmugama0.16
संगहsangaha0.16
शासमुगमsasamugama0.16
सन्मुगमsanmugama0.16
शण्मुघमsanmughama0.16
Shanmugam in the Oriya language
ସାନମୁଗାମsanamugama33.33
ସାନନୁଗମsananugama33.33
ଶାନମୁଗମsanamugama33.33

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Footnotes

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