Shanmugan Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Shanmugan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanmugan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1221:6,287,421144,905
Malaysia1041:283,59815,672
United States531:6,838,848318,712
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Shanmugan (393) may also be a first name.

Shanmugan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shanmugan (Marathi: शनमुगन) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanmugan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 731,961st most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname Shanmugan occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Shanmugan are found; 31 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 436,161st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 393 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 6,287,421. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 35 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 24 percent are found and Kerala, where 20 percent are found. Not including India this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Shanmugan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shanmugan are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Shanmugan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $43,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanmugan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanmugan in the Marathi language
शनमुगनsanamugana48.57
शन्मुगनsanmugana20
मुगनmugana9.52
शनमुगानsanamugana3.81
शानमुगनsanamugana2.86
षण्मुगमsanmugama2.86
षण्मुगनsanmugana2.86
शण्मुगनsanmugana1.9
शनमुगमsanamugama1.9
शान्मुगनsanmugana1.9
सनमुगनsanamugana1.9
मूगनmugana0.95
शामुंगमsamungama0.95

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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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