Alingam Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Alingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Alingam (22) may also be a first name.

Alingam Last Name Facts

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

Alingam is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alingam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Alingam reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Alingam is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 92 percent are found and Madang, where 8 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Alingam
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