Gangaiah Surname

112,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gangaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gangaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,0141:191,09811,573
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
United States241:15,102,456529,929
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England61:9,286,343223,652
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Gangaiah (28,408) may also be a first name.

Gangaiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gangaiah (Marathi: गंगैअह) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gangaiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 112,228th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,764,539 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gangaiah are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 29,079th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 28,408 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 4,014 people, or 1 in 191,098. In India it is most frequent in: Telangana, where 55 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 42 percent reside and Karnataka, where 2 percent reside. Beside India it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Gangaiah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gangaiah earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.93% more than the national average, earning R 282,624 per year and in United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gangaiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gangaiah in the Marathi language
गंगैअहgangai'aha18.18
गंगैःgangaih18.18
गंगारामgangarama18.18
गंगाइंganga'im9.09
गंगयाgangaya9.09
गंगमाgangama9.09
गंगायाgangaya9.09
गणगैहganagaiha9.09

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gangaiah
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