Shunmuga Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Shunmuga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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
Shunmuga (Hindi: सन्मुग, Marathi: शुनमुगा) is most common in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shunmuga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shunmuga is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Shunmuga is mostly found 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 commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 511 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Shunmuga is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 62 percent are found, Karnataka, where 5 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanmuga | 88 | 543 | / |
| Shunamga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shanmugha | 82 | 16 | / |
| Shanamuga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shanmuuga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shaunmugi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shanmug | 80 | 13 | / |
| Shanmugaya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Shanamugaa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shyanamuga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shanmuka | 75 | 77 | / |
| Shanmugh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shanamug | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shenmuka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shanmiga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shanmugaiah | 74 | 44 | / |
| Shanmugaiya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shanmugayah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shanmukha | 71 | 252 | / |
| Shunmukhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheunmaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinnamuga | 67 | 54 | / |
| Shanmuk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shanamukha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shanmag | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sunmoge | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chunmak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanemouga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanumukha | 67 | 1 | / |
Shunmuga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shunmuga in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्मुग | sanmuga | - |
| Shunmuga in the Marathi language | ||
| शुनमुगा | sunamuga | 40 |
| शन्मुगा | sanmuga | 20 |
| शुन्मुगा | sunmuga | 20 |
| शुंमुगा | summuga | 20 |
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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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- 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 Shunmuga
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