Jalingo Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Jalingo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalingo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7911:223,94813,191
Liberia51:881,70733,815
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jalingo (142) may also be a first name.

Jalingo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jalingo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jalingo.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalingo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jalingo is the 431,494th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,132,263 people. The last name Jalingo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jalingo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 775,413th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 142 people.

The last name Jalingo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 223,948. In Nigeria Jalingo is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 24 percent reside, Taraba, where 12 percent reside and Gombe, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Jalingo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Jalingo last name is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djalingo931/
Jalingoh931/
Jalino9236/
Jaulingho881/
Salingo861,868/
Calingo861,108/
Jalinga86261/
Zalingo86171/
Jaulino8695/
Yalingo8695/
Jalinos8620/
Jalinot8611/
Jolingo864/
Jalinou861/
Jalengo861/
Jalinoh861/
Jalgo836/
Jalingga80126/
Jalinous8035/
Calinggo8016/
Jalinoos8013/
Jalinoux807/
Djalinga806/
Salingoy806/
Chalingo805/
Jolinggo801/
Yalingou801/
Jalin'ga801/
Jaling'a801/
Haslingo800/
Jalina771,460/
Jolino776/
Yalino774/
Jaleno772/
Salngo772/
Ialino771/
Jallgo771/
Jalgoi771/
Jiolinggo751/
Challingo751/
Halinga718,773/
Calinga711,054/
Jalinas71886/
Salinga71413/
Zalinga71312/
Jalenga71303/
Calengo7168/
Salengo7163/
Yalinga7160/
Caliñgo7160/
Colingo7138/
Jailina7136/
Jalinah7135/
Jalinat7128/
Yalengo7127/
Yaulino7113/
Jaslina719/
Jalaina718/
Jaleano713/
Solingo712/
Jaylina712/
Jaulina712/
Hialino712/
Jalinap711/
Jolinga711/
Jalinad711/
Jaliona711/
Jallina711/
Jaleeno711/
Jollino711/
Ojolngo711/
Yallino711/
Jaluina711/
Jeulino711/
Jolaino711/
Jolinoh711/
Ioalino711/
Chalinga67494/
Geolingo67411/
Yalgo67162/
Jalinaud6783/
Salingha6741/
Jalga6723/
Calingga6716/
Salingga674/
Jalengas674/
Collingo673/
Hallengo673/
Colinggo673/
Zialengo672/
Khalinga672/
Seilingo672/
Giallino672/
Ialgo672/
Jolgo671/
Jalineau671/
Yalengou671/
Giolingo671/
Djalenga671/
Khalengo671/
Salienga671/

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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 Jalingo
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