Dharmalingam Surname

141,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Dharmalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dharmalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
India8361:917,54239,655
Malaysia1971:149,7179,362
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1481:61,9075,910
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
Singapore681:80,9963,278
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Oman61:614,6626,082
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Maldives21:202,0864,973
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Dharmalingam (1,482) may also be a first name.

Dharmalingam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dharmalingam (Marathi: धमर्िंलगम, Oriya: ଧାମର୍ାଲି) has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dharmalingam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 141,820th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,320,136 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Dharmalingam reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 202,116th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,482 people.

Dharmalingam is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Barring Sri Lanka this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Dharmalingam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dharmalingam are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Dharmalingam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.51% more than the national average, earning R 485,988 per year; in United States they earn 20.11% more than the national average, earning $51,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $53,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dharmalingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dharmalingam in the Marathi language
धमर्िंलगमdhamarinlagama75.74
धमर्लींगमdhamarlingama14.2
धमर्िलगंमdhamarilagamma4.14
लींगमlingama2.37
धमर्िंलगनdhamarinlagana1.18
धर्मिंलगमdharminlagama1.18
धमर्िंलगdhamarinlaga0.59
धमर्िलगारdhamarilagara0.59
Dharmalingam in the Oriya language
ଧାମର୍ାଲିdhamarali25
ଧମର୍ାଲିdhamarali25
ଧମର୍ଲିdhamarli25
ବୁରୁଗାପୁଧମର୍ାଲିburugapudhamarali25

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Footnotes

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