Rangiah Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Rangiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rangiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
India361:21,307,372304,812
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Guyana91:84,6916,279
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Rangiah (122) may also be a first name.

Rangiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rangiah (Marathi: रंग) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rangiah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 993,593rd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Rangiah live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rangiah is also the 844,248th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 122 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 307,828. In South Africa Rangiah is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 82 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Western Cape, where 4 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Rangiah exists in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.

Rangiah Last Name Statistics demography

Rangiah earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.39% more than the national average, earning R 288,468 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raniah92222/
Rangia9279/
Ranggia866/
Rangiha863/
Hrangia861/
Rangiau861/
Rania836,772/
Rangaiya8025/
Rangihau8011/
Roniah77424/
Ranjah77271/
Rangio7782/
Rajnia7772/
Ransia7763/
Rainia7735/
Ranija7726/
Rasnia7722/
Ratnia7718/
Ramnia7714/
Rangna7711/
Rahnia7711/
Rangea777/
Ranyah775/
Raniay775/
Ranjia774/
Rannia774/
Raniha773/
Raynia772/
Ranias772/
Ransah771/
Reania771/
Raniat771/
Raunia771/
Rzania771/
Ranhia771/
Raniaz771/
Rahangiai7550/
Rahainiah7512/
Ratnajiah753/
Reangnath751/
Rangaaiha751/
Rainijhah751/
Rangnoi71366/
Rangnau7180/
Rahania7167/
Ranijat7156/
Rohniah7132/
Ranjaha7125/
Ranshah7124/
Rhamnia718/
Ronjiah716/
Ranjahu715/
Ranyaha715/
Hrongia714/
Raniosh714/
Rahnias713/
Ranjhah712/
Raisnia712/
Reingia711/
Ranayia711/
Rangnei711/
Ranoiya711/
Ranojia711/
Raniaou711/
Ranzahe711/
Reanias711/
Hrainia711/
Ranja675,291/
Ranea671,316/
Ranca67764/
Ranza67656/
Ranya67560/
Ronia67418/
Ransa67233/
Ranha67226/
Rangayya67184/
Ranio67154/
Ragna6783/
Rahansah6733/
Rosniach6712/
Ranho6711/
Ranxa677/
Ratneiya676/
Rangeeza676/
Reangnoi675/
Ranjahas674/
Ranajhap672/
Ransahai672/
Reiniach672/
Ratnaiya671/
Rânia671/
Ranña671/
Rança671/
Rainijas671/
Ranchash671/
Rangaijo671/
Rahatnia671/
Rañia671/
Rhagnath671/
Rasimjah671/
Ranseich670/

Rangiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rangiah in the Marathi language
रंगranga-

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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 Rangiah
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