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 has its highest incidence in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shunmughan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shunmughan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Shunmughan occurs mostly 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 widespread forename at a global level It is held by 9 people.

The last name Shunmughan is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most common in: Kerala, where 100 percent are found. Beside India it occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.

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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