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
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
| 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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- 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 Shunmuga
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