Lilinga Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lilinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lilinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lilinga Last Name Facts

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

Lilinga (Bengali: লিলিঙ্গা, Oriya: ଲିଲିା) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lilinga.

How Common Is The Last Name Lilinga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lilinga is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. Lilinga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lilinga are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lielinga9373/
Lilingai931/
Lilina92266/
Lilenga861,328/
Lulinga86313/
Lilaina86144/
Lilinge8692/
Lailina8671/
Hlilina8617/
Lileina868/
Lilingi864/
Leilina863/
Lilingo862/
Lelinga862/
Lielina861/
Lilinai861/
Lislina861/
Lilinger8075/
Lielenga8069/
Lailinah8017/
Lilioina805/
Leiliona802/
Lilyaina801/
Hlhilina801/
Lelina771,104/
Lylina77123/
Lilino7735/
Lilena774/
Lulnga771/
Hlihlenga751/
Lulenga711,041/
Leleina71945/
Lilenge71266/
Lyolina71226/
Lilengo71212/
Lilengi71178/
Leloina7181/
Lelenga7129/
Lailena7123/
Laylina7115/
Lilynas718/
Lelinah718/
Leylina716/
Leslina714/
Lelinge713/
Lealina712/
Leillinger712/
Hlelina711/
Lhelina711/
Leilena711/
Lulingo711/
Loylina711/
Loilcga711/
Lileyna711/
Lelinay710/
Lelaina710/
Lilajnah67183/
Luluenga67137/
Lilenghi6727/
Lilgenau6712/
Lelengoa6711/
Lelingis673/
Lelinger672/
Lelingos671/
Lele'ina671/
Lyaylina671/

Lilinga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lilinga in the Bengali language
লিলিঙ্গাlilinga-
Lilinga in the Oriya language
ଲିଲିାlilia-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lilinga
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