Rungiah Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Rungiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rungiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
England121:4,643,172139,951
France91:7,380,302306,885
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Rungiah (23) may also be a first name.

Rungiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rungiah is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rungiah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Rungiah is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Rungiah are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rungiah is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 23 people.

The last name Rungiah is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Rungiah is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Rungiah Last Name Statistics demography

Rungiah earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.64% less than the national average, earning R 205,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Runggiah931/
Runiah92157/
Rungiad861/
Runia832,163/
Reungiad801/
Rundziah800/
Rusnia77553/
Rugnia7757/
Runija7720/
Runyah7711/
Runjia779/
Runnia777/
Rounia775/
Runiat775/
Runias774/
Rungea774/
Rungna772/
Runzah771/
Runjah771/
Ruhnia771/
Raunia771/
Runhia771/
Runsah771/
Rungeezah751/
Rungnoi71916/
Rungnat7147/
Rouhnia7123/
Rundzia7116/
Rungnea714/
Rungnap711/
Rugnadh711/
Runza671,621/
Runya671,233/
Rugna67845/
Runja67675/
Ronia67418/
Runca67213/
Runsa6790/
Runho6786/
Runio6765/
Runha6740/
Rusgnach6732/
Runea6727/
Rhugnath674/
Runaiyea671/
Ruiña671/
Reungnoi671/

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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
  • 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 Rungiah
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