Shunmuga Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Shunmuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunmuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India211:36,526,923420,161
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shunmuga (511) may also be a first name.

Shunmuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shunmuga (Hindi: सन्मुग, Marathi: शुनमुगा) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunmuga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shunmuga reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 374,142nd most common first name at a global level, held by 511 people.

The last name Shunmuga is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Shunmuga is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 62 percent are found, Karnataka, where 5 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found. Not including India Shunmuga exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shunmuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shunmuga in the Hindi language
सन्मुगsanmuga-
Shunmuga in the Marathi language
शुनमुगाsunamuga40
शन्मुगाsanmuga20
शुन्मुगाsunmuga20
शुंमुगाsummuga20

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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 Shunmuga
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