Shanmughan Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Shanmughan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanmughan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4211:1,822,00864,478
United Arab Emirates2431:37,7053,975
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar531:44,4914,459
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shanmughan (6,338) may also be a first name.

Shanmughan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shanmughan (Marathi: शान्मुघन) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanmughan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 423,328th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shanmughan live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 82,741st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 6,338 people.

Shanmughan is most common in India, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 1,822,008. In India Shanmughan is most numerous in: Kerala, where 76 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside and Karnataka, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 30 percent reside and Bahrain, where 7 percent reside.

Shanmughan Last Name Statistics demography

Shanmughan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 144.92% more than the national average, earning $105,679 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shanmughan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shanmughan in the Marathi language
शान्मुघनsanmughana33.33
शणमुघनsanamughana12.5
शांमुघनsammughana12.5
शनमुगनsanamugana8.33
शानूमुघनsanumughana8.33
शनमुगमsanamugama4.17
शंमुघनsammughana4.17
षनमुघनsanamughana4.17
शनमुघनsanamughana4.17
मुघनmughana4.17
षणमुघनsanamughana4.17

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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 Shanmughan
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