Iyengar Surname
Approximately 5,919 people bear this surname
Iyengar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,307 | 1:231,952 | 13,591 |
| United States | 1,471 | 1:246,403 | 23,478 |
| United Arab Emirates | 355 | 1:25,809 | 2,888 |
| Oman | 156 | 1:23,641 | 2,088 |
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| Australia | 132 | 1:204,513 | 19,950 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Iyengar (64) may also be a first name.
Iyengar Demographics
Iyengar Political Affiliation
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Iyengar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iyengar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Iyengar (Marathi: इयगर) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iyengar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iyengar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 81,963rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,231,212 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Iyengar reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,223,525th most widespread forename in the world, held by 64 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 3,307 people, or 1 in 231,952. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 31 percent live, Karnataka, where 27 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.
Iyengar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Iyengar surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Iyengar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 45.19% more than the national average, earning $62,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.67% more than the national average, earning $62,933 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iyengar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iyengar in the Marathi language | ||
| इयगर | iyagara | 20.52 |
| यंगार | yangara | 19.87 |
| अयंगार | ayangara | 15.94 |
| अयंगर | ayangara | 8.73 |
| आयंगार | ayangara | 6.55 |
| यंगर | yangara | 6.55 |
| यगार | yagara | 4.59 |
| आयंगर | ayangara | 3.06 |
| यगर | yagara | 2.62 |
| इयेन्गर | iyen'gara | 2.18 |
| यांगर | yangara | 1.75 |
| अयांगर | ayangara | 1.31 |
| यांगार | yangara | 0.87 |
| यनगर | yanagara | 0.87 |
| अयेन्गर | ayen'gara | 0.44 |
| ईयंेगर | iyamegara | 0.44 |
| इयंगर | iyangara | 0.44 |
| अयेगर | ayegara | 0.44 |
| इयेनगर | iyenagara | 0.44 |
| ऐनगर | ainagara | 0.44 |
| अयनगर | ayanagara | 0.44 |
| इयेगर | iyegara | 0.44 |
| ईयगर | iyagara | 0.44 |
| यागार | yagara | 0.22 |
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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 Iyengar
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