Shumugam Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Shumugam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shumugam (19) may also be a first name.
Shumugam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shumugam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shumugam occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shumugam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shumugam is the 3,432,070th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shumugam live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 19 people.
It is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 921,695. In Malaysia Shumugam is most frequent in: Perak, where 44 percent are found, Malacca, where 16 percent are found and Penang, where 13 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shummugam | 94 | 33 | / |
| Shaumugam | 94 | 5 | / |
| Shumugham | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sumugam | 93 | 10 | / |
| Shummugham | 89 | 9 | / |
| Shummuggam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Summugam | 88 | 37 | / |
| Shomugam | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shumoogam | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shummogam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shummugan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Somugam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sumughan | 75 | 14 | / |
| Sommugam | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sumungan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Summogam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Summugan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sumugang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soumughan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Summogan | 63 | 4 | / |
| Somogain | 50 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shumugam
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