Gungiah Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Gungiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gungiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
England151:3,714,537119,675
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184

Gungiah (28) may also be a first name.

Gungiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gungiah occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gungiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,581,912th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Gungiah live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 28 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 525,997. In South Africa Gungiah is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found and Gauteng, where 25 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Mauritius, where 4 percent are found.

Gungiah Last Name Statistics demography

Gungiah earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.9% more than the national average, earning R 339,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gungia928/
Guniah921/
Ungiah921/
Gongiah861/
Ngungia861/
Nguniah861/
Gungias860/
Gunia835,032/
Ungia8392/
Gunaiyah807/
Gaunia77973/
Gunjia77669/
Ghunia77403/
Gusnia77244/
Ngunia77134/
Gounia77112/
Gunnia7728/
Guniat7722/
Gunyah7722/
Gunias7720/
Gunjah7717/
Hungia7711/
Gunija778/
Gungea776/
Guniea775/
Guniha772/
Ongiah772/
Guhnia771/
Gunsah771/
Guniaa771/
Ungiau771/
Guniho771/
Goungniho751/
Gahunia71435/
Gungeea71159/
Gounias7133/
Gunaiya7116/
Ngounia7113/
Gooniah719/
Gusniay717/
Gaunnia715/
Gunihas715/
Houngia712/
Hunggia712/
Gunsaih711/
Ngunzah711/
Ghaunia711/
Ghungio711/
Kgunjah711/
Gunjajh711/
Gaunias711/
Ghounia711/
Gunnija711/
Gunjath711/
Gunijia711/
Ghuniea711/
Gunza6721,695/
Gunja6712,473/
Gunya673,956/
Unzia672,428/
Gonia671,531/
Gunio671,230/
Gunha67580/
Gunea67347/
Goonniah6765/
Gugna6753/
Gunsa6752/
Unsia6744/
Gunca6741/
Ghounnia6738/
Unsah6721/
Goumgnia6717/
Gougniho6711/
Gunxa675/
Ungea674/
Ghounjah671/
Gunça671/
Ungio671/

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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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  • 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 Gungiah
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