Lingala Surname

19,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Lingala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India26,3361:29,1262,163
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Thailand2281:309,81753,384
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England141:3,979,861125,553
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Lingala (4,463) may also be a first name.

Lingala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lingala (Hindi: लिंगाला, Marathi: िंलगाला, Oriya: ଲିାଲା) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lingala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,965th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 265,969 people. Lingala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Lingala reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Lingala is also the 103,085th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 4,463 people.

Lingala is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 26,336 people, or 1 in 29,126. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 52 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 47 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Other than India it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Lingala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lingala last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.52% being registered with the political party.

Lingala earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.69% more than the national average, earning $54,664 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lingala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lingala in the Hindi language
लिंगालाlingala-
Lingala in the Oriya language
ଲିାଲାliala92.68
ଲିାଲୁlialu4.88
ଲୀାଲାliala2.44
Lingala in the Marathi language
िंलगालाinlagala79.38
िंलगलाinlagala14.43
लींगालाlingala4.12
िंलगलुinlagalu1.03
लगाळाlagala1.03

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Footnotes

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