Shugden Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Shugden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shugden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

The alternate forms: Shügden (1) are calculated separately.

Shugden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shugden is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Shügden. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shugden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shugden is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shugden live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Mongolo-Asia.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. Not including India it occurs in one country. It is also found in Mongolia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shügden951/
Sugden927,277/
Chugden861,206/
Sungden8633/
Sugdden861/
Saugden861/
Sukden7711/
Sugdin770/
Shokden7170/
Chucden719/
Chugdin711/
Shikden711/
Sungdin711/
Chugdem711/
Chhugdn711/
Shockden6735/
Chuquden671/
Sukdin6227/
Sukddin571/
Sookden571/
Sockden571/
Sukdina571/
Sookdeen536/

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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 Shugden
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