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

Rungiah occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rungiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rungiah is the 1,918,812th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is predominantly 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. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Rungiah is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • 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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