Gnanalingam Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

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

Gnanalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnanalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gnanalingam Last Name Facts

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

Gnanalingam occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnanalingam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 773,729th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Gnanalingam reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Not including Sri Lanka it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Gnanalingam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gnanalingam are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gnanalingam earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning $45,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnanalingham968/
Gnanalinkham873/
Ninlngam741/
Nan Lin Kham701/
Nwanlangmia641/

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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 Gnanalingam
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