Rengaiah Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rengaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rengaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Rengaiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rengaiah has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rengaiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rengaiah is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Rengaiah occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Rengaiah are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia Rengaiah is most frequent in: Selangor, where 36 percent reside, Johor, where 21 percent reside and Penang, where 14 percent reside. Barring Malaysia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rngaiah931/
Rengayah8814/
Rengeiah883/
Rengyiah881/
Ringaiah881/
Rengai8613/
Rengaya8025/
Rengais8025/
Renggai801/
Rngai771/
Renggaya752/
Rngaid711,097/
Ringai7132/
Ringaa719/
Rengoi717/
Rengau711/
Rngais711/
Rengae711/
Rengoa711/
Rengay711/
Rengea710/
Renghea67287/
Ringais6789/
Ringaya6752/
Ryngaid6740/
Rengijo6719/
Rengawe679/
Ringgai677/
Ringayi677/
Rengheu672/
Rengaye671/
Ringaid671/
Rnngaid671/
Rengayo671/
Rengoja671/
Rengouh671/
Reng'ei671/
Renggau671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Rengaiah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis