Gengiah Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Gengiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gengiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3611:150,07717,029
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
India61:127,844,230863,365
England31:18,572,686338,250
Guyana31:254,07411,262
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Gengiah (108) may also be a first name.

Gengiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gengiah is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gengiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Gengiah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 731,961st most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Gengiah are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Gengiah is also the 904,892nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 108 people.

The surname Gengiah is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 361 people, or 1 in 150,077. In South Africa Gengiah is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 5 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Gengiah Last Name Statistics demography

Gengiah earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 144.8% more than the national average, earning R 581,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngengiah931/
Engiah9215/
Gengia924/
Gengaiyah881/
Sengiah8614/
Ngengia862/
Genziah861/
Gensiah861/
Gehniah861/
Guengia861/
Gemgiah861/
Genia83922/
Engia83316/
Chengiah80202/
Ghenia77491/
Ngenia77112/
Genias7779/
Jeniah7733/
Gennia7733/
Gensia7729/
Genjga7725/
Genjah7723/
Guenia7719/
Yeniah7713/
Enggia778/
Hengia776/
Gingia774/
Genyah773/
Gienia772/
Gensah772/
Geniea771/
Geneah771/
Yengia771/
Gengio771/
Geniad771/
Ieniah771/
Euniah771/
Genioh770/
Gheniaouh751/
Enia73466/
Gueniat71211/
Genaiya7129/
Ginggia7126/
Genieau718/
Ngingia717/
Ngengio715/
Saengia712/
Ngensah712/
Senggia712/
Khengia711/
Singiah711/
Yongiah711/
Gheniat711/
Gueniaa711/
Nginsah711/
Genchah711/
Guegnia711/
Guengio711/
Genoyia711/
Esengia711/
Etengia711/
Nginyah711/
Ghennia711/
Sengiai711/
Enggiap711/
Engioch710/
Jenia672,410/
Genio671,937/
Genya671,330/
Genza671,207/
Engea671,038/
Genca67665/
Ennia67534/
Genja67325/
Enyah67247/
Enzia67186/
Ensah67184/
Gensa67101/
Yenia6797/
Genea6788/
Ensia6773/
Guegniau6732/
Ingia6728/
Engio6718/
Eniho679/
Enija679/
Genža678/
Gegna676/
Gênia672/
Sngia672/
Enioh672/
Genchadh671/
Genehash671/
Gihingia671/
Ngoinjah671/
Ngenayia671/
Ngaingia671/
Guetgnia671/
Enjia671/
Eniha671/
Eniay671/
Chengiat671/

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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 Gengiah
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