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 occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gengiah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 731,961st most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Gengiah live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Gengiah is also the 904,892nd most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 108 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 150,077. In South Africa Gengiah is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Western Cape, where 3 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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