Venayagam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Venayagam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Venayagam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Venayagam (9) may also be a first name.

Venayagam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Venayagam occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Venayagam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Venayagam live; 60 percent live in Australasia and 60 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 9 people.

The surname is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,509,441. Other than New Zealand Venayagam exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vethnayagam902/
Vinayagam891,386/
Venayagan894/
Vanayagam892/
Vinayangam842/
Vinayagame841/
Vinaygam827/
Venaigam821/
Vinayagan7833/
Vinajagam781/
Vainayaghan707/
Binayagan672/
Bengougam5623/
Benehagan563/
Benejagan561/

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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 Venayagam
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