Engineer Surname
Approximately 2,633 people bear this surname
Engineer Surname Definition:
Engineer: the officer in charge of catapults and other engines of war. The Hundred Rolls give William le Engynur and Wallis le Ginnur. Hence come our surnames Ginners, Jenners, and Ginns.
Engineer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,282 | 1:598,335 | 28,880 |
| Nigeria | 393 | 1:450,745 | 23,038 |
| Afghanistan | 381 | 1:84,392 | 2,371 |
| Iran | 285 | 1:269,412 | 19,820 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Engineer (9,384) may also be a first name.
Engineer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Engineer: the officer in charge of catapults and other engines of war. The Hundred Rolls give William le Engynur and Wallis le Ginnur. Hence come our surnames Ginners, Jenners, and Ginns.
Engineer Demographics
Average Male Engineer Height
173.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Engineer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Engineer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Engineer (Marathi: इंगीनीर, Oriya: ନିୟର) occurs most in India. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Engineer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 164,675th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,767,773 people. The last name Engineer occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Engineer reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 63,957th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 9,384 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,282 people, or 1 in 598,335. In India Engineer is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, West Bengal, where 1 percent are found and Goa, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.
Engineer Last Name Statistics demography
Engineer earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.36% more than the national average, earning $60,791 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Engineer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିୟର | niyara | - |
| Engineer in the Marathi language | ||
| इंगीनीर | inginira | - |
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