Shunmugam Surname

179,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shunmugam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunmugam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3821:39,2025,046
Malaysia4861:60,6884,559
India2931:2,617,97182,260
Singapore861:64,0432,603
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Shunmugam (2,539) may also be a first name.

Shunmugam Last Name Facts

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

Shunmugam (Marathi: शुनमुगम) occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunmugam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,265th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,061,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Shunmugam reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shunmugam is also the 146,333rd most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 2,539 people.

The last name Shunmugam is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,382 people, or 1 in 39,202. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 14 percent reside and Western Cape, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Shunmugam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shunmugam surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shunmugam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.52% more than the national average, earning R 362,448 per year; in United States they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $40,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $44,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shunmugam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shunmugam in the Marathi language
शुनमुगमsunamugama-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shunmugam
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