Shanmugarajah Surname

155,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Shanmugarajah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanmugarajah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,3391:8,8961,290
Canada1371:268,94625,310
England1221:456,70530,074
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
France491:1,355,566135,191
Norway201:257,11427,149
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Shanmugarajah (66) may also be a first name.

Shanmugarajah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shanmugarajah is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanmugarajah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shanmugarajah is the 155,741st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,590,667 people. The last name Shanmugarajah is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Shanmugarajah are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shanmugarajah is also the 1,201,840th most common first name in the world, held by 66 people.

It is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,339 people, or 1 in 8,896. Beside Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Shanmugarajah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shanmugarajah surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shanmugarajah earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.02% less than the national average, earning 228,346 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $50,398 CAD per year.

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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 Shanmugarajah
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