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

The surname Shanmugham (Marathi: शन्मुघम) occurs most in India. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanmugham? popularity and diffusion

Shanmugham is the 332,300th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Shanmugham are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shanmugham is also the 305,398th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 729 people.

The last name Shanmugham is most widespread in India, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 1,219,500. In India Shanmugham is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 52 percent live, Karnataka, where 10 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 9 percent live. Other than India this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live.

Shanmugham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shanmugham last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the 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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