Vengapally Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Vengapally Surname User-submission:

Vengapally is an ancient Syrian Christian surname from Kerala, India. It is derived from the land, on which the ancestral home was built. There was an abundance of a type of hardwood tree known as venga, growing on the property. Pally generally refers to a 'church'.

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Vengapally Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Vengapally Surname Meaning

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Vengapally is an ancient Syrian Christian surname from Kerala, India. It is derived from the land, on which the ancestral home was built. There was an abundance of a type of hardwood tree known as venga, growing on the property. Pally generally refers to a 'church'. Since the ancestral property has a lot of venga trees, like a church gathering, Vengapally became the surname of people from this family. There are several different spelling for this name, two of them are: Vengappally and Vengappallil.

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Vengapally Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vengapally is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vengapally? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Vengapally reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 57 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent are found and Kerala, where 14 percent are found. Other than India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.

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