Shunmugan Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Shunmugan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunmugan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Shunmugan (49) may also be a first name.

Shunmugan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shunmugan is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunmugan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Shunmugan are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name in the world, held by 49 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa Shunmugan is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 31 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Shunmugan Last Name Statistics demography

Shunmugan earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.67% less than the national average, earning R 140,988 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shunmughan954/
Sunmugan941/
Shunmugam892,380/
Shummugan891/
Shunmugham8448/
Shunmugaam846/
Shunmoogan844/
Shunmuggam842/
Shunnmugam841/
Sunmugam8264/
Summugan821/
Shummugam7833/
Saunmugam784/
Shunmugom781/
Shummugham749/
Shummuggam741/
Summugam7137/

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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 Shunmugan
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