Shunmughan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shunmughan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shunmughan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Shunmughan (9) may also be a first name.

Shunmughan Last Name Facts

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

Shunmughan is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunmughan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Shunmughan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shunmughan live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most frequent in: Kerala, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shunmugan9551/
Shunmugham9048/
Sunmugan891/
Shunmugam842,380/
Shummugan841/
Shummugham809/
Shunmugaam806/
Shunmoogan804/
Shunmuggam802/
Shunnmugam801/
Sunmugam7864/
Summugan781/
Shummugam7433/
Saunmugam744/
Shunmugom741/
Shummuggam701/
Summugam6737/

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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 Shunmughan
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