Shanmugham Surname

332,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Shanmugham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanmugham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6291:1,219,50048,751
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
United Arab Emirates911:100,6848,774
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar281:84,2149,043
England211:2,653,24194,788
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Oman71:526,8535,771
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Shanmugham (729) may also be a first name.

Shanmugham Last Name Facts

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

Shanmugham (Marathi: शन्मुघम) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanmugham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,300th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,547,660 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Shanmugham live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shanmugham is also the 305,398th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 729 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 1,219,500. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 52 percent reside, Karnataka, where 10 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent reside. Barring India this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside.

Shanmugham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shanmugham surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

Shanmugham earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,334 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanmugham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanmugham in the Marathi language
शन्मुघमsanmughama18.75
शानमुघमsanamughama18.75
शान्मुघमsanmughama12.5
शण्मुघमsanmughama12.5
शांमुघमsammughama12.5
सन्मुगमsanmugama6.25
शंमुगमsammugama6.25
शानमुगमsanamugama6.25
मुघमmughama6.25

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Footnotes

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