Gunalingam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gunalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gunalingam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Gunalingam (14) may also be a first name.

Gunalingam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunalingam occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunalingam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Gunalingam are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally, held by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,026,614. In Switzerland Gunalingam is mostly found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 63 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 25 percent reside and Canton of Schaffhausen, where 13 percent reside. Not including Switzerland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kunalingam9018/
Ganalingam902/
Gonalingam901/
Kanalingam804/
Konalingam803/
Cunlingham800/
Kannalingam762/
Kanalingham761/
Cunlngham740/
Cunnilngham670/
Kanlayangam5719/
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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 Gunalingam
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