Jayalingam Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Jayalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England11:55,718,059489,080

Jayalingam (24) may also be a first name.

Jayalingam Last Name Facts

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

Jayalingam is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayalingam? popularity and diffusion

Jayalingam is the 3,730,171st most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Jayalingam are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

The last name Jayalingam is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Aside from Sri Lanka Jayalingam exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and India, where 21 percent reside.

Jayalingam Last Name Statistics demography

Jayalingam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.57% less than the national average, earning R 86,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaylingam953/
Jeyalingam9063/
Jailingam841/
Seyalingam801/
Saylingan7415/
Saylinngan701/
Saulngam671/
Sailingan6318/
Joihilingan571/
Coillingham570/

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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 Jayalingam
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