Lingal Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Lingal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3171:319,36344,398
India1411:5,440,180132,298
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lingal (52) may also be a first name.

Lingal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingal (Marathi: िंलगाल, Oriya: ଲିାଲ) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lingal.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingal? popularity and diffusion

Lingal is the 626,382nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Lingal reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 65 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lingal is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 52 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 319,363. In The Philippines it is most common in: Calabarzon, where 54 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 32 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Lingal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lingal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lingal last name decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingale92326/
Linggal9251/
Linghal925/
Lingall923/
Lingaal922/
Linal9112/
Linghall8622/
Linale83569/
Lengal83121/
Lineal8352/
Limgal8337/
Lingol8333/
Lional8321/
Lainal8314/
Lignal8311/
Linall8310/
Lngale832/
Linahl831/
Luinal831/
Linhal831/
Linald831/
Leinal830/
Lgal803/
Lingole77218/
Lingold7794/
Lengale7729/
Lenggal772/
Linatil771/
Linhall771/
Lainaul771/
Littnal770/
Linaill770/
Lingoll770/
Linol73277/
Lenal7331/
Liñal738/
Lynal730/
Lainault7141/
Lingholt7122/
Lingould7110/
Linggohl711/
Leignalt710/
Lengál67136/
Lynall67133/
Linhol6775/
Lengalová6749/
Lainol6748/
Leneal6715/
Lenald675/
Lengol674/
Linold674/
Laynal673/
Lenalt673/
Lajnal673/
Lengalova672/
Lenale672/
Hlynal671/
Lenhal671/
Lynaul671/
Lineil671/
Lainealle671/
Linole671/
Lignol671/
Luineault671/
L'Gail671/
Ligneault671/
Lenall671/
Linool670/
Laignault670/

Lingal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lingal in the Oriya language
ଲିାଲliala-
Lingal in the Marathi language
िंलगालinlagala78.57
लींगालlingala14.29
िंलगाळinlagala7.14

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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 Lingal
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