Engineer Surname

164,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2821:598,33528,880
Nigeria3931:450,74523,038
Afghanistan3811:84,3922,371
Iran2851:269,41219,820
Canada931:396,18935,081
England731:763,26141,903
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engineer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Engineer is the 164,675th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,767,773 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Engineer are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Engineer is also the 63,957th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,384 people.

Engineer is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 598,335. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent reside, West Bengal, where 1 percent reside and Goa, where 1 percent reside. Not including India Engineer is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Engineear944/
Enginer93483/
Enginee9310/
Enginger88183/
Yenginer8882/
Enginear8823/
Enginner8818/
Engeneer885/
Enjineer884/
Ingineer883/
Enginere881/
Engineur881/
Enguneer881/
Engine86150/
Eginer8632/
Genginger827/
Enghinger820/
Eninger80354/
Eginger8064/
Anginer8045/
Onginer808/
Esginer804/
Inginer803/
Engener803/
Yeniner802/
Engiene802/
Heginer802/
Engineh802/
Engaine801/
Eiginer801/
Enisner801/
Enginea801/
Eungine801/
Esniner800/
Heniner800/
Henningeer781/
Hengeneier781/
Enzinger752,853/
Ensinger751,228/
Egginger75550/
Enninger75119/
Eiginger75105/
Geninger75104/
Heginger7592/
Encinger7541/
Gecginer7527/
Engenier758/
Engenear755/
Engguine753/
Henniner752/
Geengine752/
Genghine752/
Jenniner751/
Enhinger751/
Ensigner751/
Henguner751/
Inginere751/
Inginner751/
Ezcginer751/
Ingeneer751/
Gineiner750/
Geininer750/
Inghiner750/
Ginginer750/
Etingginehe742/
Hensinger71498/
Engene71331/
Gensinger71228/
Genzinger71107/
Jenninger7196/
Hieninger7185/
Henzinger7177/
Genninger7164/
Engini7145/
Encine7140/
Engina7134/
Esingüner7131/
Hinginger7117/
Engegnere716/
Ingine716/
Ensine713/
Yonginger712/
Jeeninger711/
Hennigner711/
Enginiyar711/
Enshinger711/
Enchinger711/
Iginer711/
Ingeeneer711/
Ininer711/
Inener710/
Engenauer710/
Enszinger710/
Enhner710/
Ginginger710/
Enguene671,467/
Hengene67739/
Encines67542/
Gingine67355/
Öngüner67291/
Engenes67222/
Ensigne67137/
Engenge6798/
Inenger6756/
Encinez6741/
Gingene6740/
Angüner6737/
Engenie6726/
Enginay6726/
Isginer6721/
Yenener6720/
Anginir678/
Enänger678/
Enchine678/
Onguner677/
Igenger677/
Enshine675/
Hengina674/
Ayginer674/
Ensinez674/
Yiginer673/
Henneinger673/
Encinea673/
Emngini673/
Hingine672/
Einingiene672/
Ensegne672/
Enguini672/
Inguine672/
Ensines672/
Anguner671/
Heignigner671/
Heineigner671/
Inginez671/
Injiner671/
Ensoine671/
Gininer671/
Gengene671/
Jenjner671/
Enzegne671/
Enzines671/
Enzinez671/
Enzinge671/
Engeneh671/
Engenir671/
Engenje671/
Engingi671/
Encegne671/
Ensiene671/
Enngene671/
Eginair671/
Heigineire671/
Eisenziner670/
Iginger670/
Hensingerr670/
Hennsinger670/
Henener670/
Ginsheiner670/
Giginer670/

Engineer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Engineer in the Oriya language
ନିୟରniyara-
Engineer in the Marathi language
इंगीनीरinginira-

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