Shanmugha Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shanmugha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanmugha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India121:63,922,115578,870
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Shanmugha (260) may also be a first name.

Shanmugha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanmugha is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanmugha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Shanmugha are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shanmugha is also the 552,051st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 260 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 33 percent are found, Kerala, where 25 percent are found and Karnataka, where 8 percent are found. Not including India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanmuga94543/
Shanmuuga891/
Sanmuga8820/
Shanmugaya842/
Shanmungho841/
Shanmiga821/
Shammuga821/
Shaunmugi781/
Shanmuges781/
Sanmmiga711/
Sanmogo631/

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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
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  • 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 Shanmugha
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