Engia Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Engia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1891:43,1415,280
Uganda1041:375,37824,063
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Engia (16) may also be a first name.

Engia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Engia is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 860,770th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. Engia is predominantly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Engia live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 43,141. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Northern, where 91 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 5 percent live and Morobe, where 3 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engiah9115/
Enggia918/
Hengia916/
Enogia911/
Enia89466/
Gengiah83396/
Esengia831/
Etengia831/
Enggiap831/
Engea801,038/
Genia80922/
Henia80813/
Ennia80534/
Enzia80186/
Enias80145/
Ensia8073/
Ingia8028/
Eniah8019/
Engio8018/
Egnia8011/
Enija809/
Eunia807/
Engna804/
Enioa804/
Eniap802/
Eynia801/
Ehnia801/
Enjia801/
Eniad801/
Eniaz801/
Eniha801/
Eniay801/
Esnia801/
Eniat801/
Emnia800/
Hengna731,341/
Hennia73537/
Hengio73270/
Aingia7362/
Gennia7333/
Einnia7328/
Genjga7325/
Hingia7315/
Einija7313/
Enoiya7310/
Heinia739/
Enggio738/
Hensia737/
Eneyia736/
Heniah735/
Eneiya735/
Enihad734/
Gingia734/
Endzia734/
Inggia733/
Eniayi733/
Eaniea733/
Enaija732/
Engnat732/
Ingnia731/
Eneija731/
Ennias731/
Geniea731/
Heniat731/
Eennia731/
Jeenia731/
Hejnia731/
Gengio731/
Engnio731/
Ieniah731/
Inogia731/
Heniaa731/
Enuyia731/
Euniah731/
Inagia731/
Heania730/
Gengaiyah711/
Enya6710,186/
Enea679,219/
Inia671,121/
Enyioha67681/
Enza67508/
Enja67472/
Enca67347/
Ensa67301/
Engnath67157/
Hengnoi6792/
Egna6779/
Enio6749/
Genaiya6729/
Ginggia6726/
Enha6713/
Enoijas674/
Ennaija674/
Jinggia674/
Henngna671/
Gehniah671/
Yongiah671/
Itennia671/
Ênia671/
Itingia671/
Isengea671/
Ingayia671/
Genoyia671/
Hengnei671/
Eniyoha671/
Engioch670/
Hensiay670/

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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 Engia
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