Linala Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Linala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Linala (14) may also be a first name.

Linala Last Name Facts

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

Linala (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻼ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linala is the 1,955,159th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Linala are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Linala is also the 3,024,661st most common first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa Linala is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 51 percent live, Free State, where 46 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 26 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Linala Last Name Statistics demography

Linala earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.3% less than the national average, earning R 206,040 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingala9227,400/
Linalat92174/
Leinala9221/
Linhala9211/
Liunala927/
Linaula924/
Lienala921/
Linalla921/
Linalah921/
Lingaala86129/
Lingalla8683/
Leingala8663/
Luinaila8621/
Lingalaa867/
Liongala861/
Lionalla861/
Llingala861/
Lingaula861/
Lingalah861/
Lingaila861/
Linale83569/
Linola8310/
Lunala838/
Lenala836/
Linali834/
Linaly832/
Lingalaya805/
Lingaalaa803/
Lingaalla801/
Lengala771,067/
Lingale77326/
Lenaula77303/
Lingalo77288/
Lingola77186/
Lignola77154/
Lingali77136/
Lainela77114/
Leinola7749/
Lenalay7716/
Lainola7713/
Linales777/
Linalis775/
Linhola775/
Leenala774/
Lunaila773/
Lenalad772/
Linalyo772/
Lainali772/
Linaali771/
Lienali771/
Lenatla771/
Luinali771/
Linaliz771/
Lionale771/
Laynala771/
Lineela771/
Linasly770/
Linaley770/
Linally770/
Lingolla71191/
Linhalis7146/
Liongali7134/
Leenalad7126/
Liongola7121/
Lingaali7120/
Linhales7119/
Lingaloo7111/
Lengalai719/
Leengala713/
Hlingali712/
Lengaala712/
Lengalla711/
Linalois711/
Leinalid711/
Loingola711/
Lingallo711/
Legnaila711/
Lainalee711/
Linalley710/
Lunalo67833/
Lenela67300/
Lenali6747/
Linoli6710/
Linolo677/
Lunela674/
Leenalach673/
Lenola673/
Lenale672/
Lingalloo671/
Linole671/
Leingalei671/
Lainealle671/
Lynale671/

Linala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻼanla-

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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 Linala
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