Shunmugham Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shunmugham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunmugham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Shunmugham (33) may also be a first name.

Shunmugham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shunmugham is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunmugham? popularity and diffusion

Shunmugham is the 2,808,717th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Shunmugham are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name in the world, held by 33 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India Shunmugham is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 54 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Karnataka, where 15 percent live. Besides India Shunmugham is found in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Shunmugham Last Name Statistics demography

Shunmugham earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.91% less than the national average, earning R 19,236 per year.

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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 Shunmugham
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