Venkiah Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Venkiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Venkiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1181:10,9612,375
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Guyana151:50,8154,586
England101:5,571,806158,774
India71:109,580,769786,157
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Venkiah (30) may also be a first name.

Venkiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Venkiah is found in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Venkiah? popularity and diffusion

Venkiah is the 1,133,308th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Venkiah are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. Venkiah is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name Venkiah is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 10,961. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Port District, where 59 percent live, Rivière du Rempart District, where 37 percent live and Plaines Wilhems District, where 1 percent live. Not including Mauritius this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent live and Guyana, where 7 percent live.

Venkiah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Venkiah earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.22% less than the national average, earning R 201,468 per year and in Canada they earn 34.96% less than the national average, earning $32,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Venkia922/
Benkiah8656/
Venkyah861/
Venkaiya8019/
Venkya7715/
Wenkia772/
Benkiaa711/
Venkayya67174/
Wiengkia671/
Wenkya6273/
Finkia621/
Venkeo621/
Wenqia621/
Benkhyo572/
Bencjia571/
Feunkio571/
Viengkeo5337/
Waenkeao531/
Wenkajja531/
Benkajjou5024/
Phengkeao502/
Phengkieo501/

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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 Venkiah
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