Vengai Surname
Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname
Vengai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,495 | 1:10,327 | 1,305 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Vengai (11,332) may also be a first name.
Vengai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vengai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vengai (Marathi: वेनगाई) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vengai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vengai is the 259,470th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vengai live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 56,347th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 11,332 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,495 people, or 1 in 10,327. In Zimbabwe Vengai is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 55 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe Vengai is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vengai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vengai in the Marathi language | ||
| वेनगाई | venaga'i | - |
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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 Vengai
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