Lingam Surname

21,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Lingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India20,3871:37,6252,676
Sri Lanka1,3161:15,8122,223
Malaysia7151:41,2513,339
Oman6011:6,136875
Fiji4711:1,899282
United Arab Emirates3551:25,8092,888
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Singapore1841:29,9331,124
England1371:406,70127,895
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Burkina Faso301:611,7377,703
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Lingam (13,881) may also be a first name.

Lingam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingam (Hindi: लिंगम, Marathi: िंलगम, Oriya: ଲି, Russian: Лингам) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,502nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 287,568 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Lingam are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 48,912th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 13,881 people.

Lingam is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 20,387 people, or 1 in 37,625. In India Lingam is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 42 percent live, Telangana, where 40 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 6 percent live. Barring India Lingam is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Lingam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lingam are 6.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lingam earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 41.58% more than the national average, earning $61,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $49,993 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingham921,777/
Laingam921,047/
Linggam92307/
Lingame92296/
Limngam92136/
Lingamm9235/
Loingam9233/
Leingam9229/
Lingaam9217/
Luingam9215/
Linngam925/
Llingam924/
Lingamq921/
Lingamt921/
Linam911,404/
Lingaham862/
Hlaingam862/
Luingham861/
Lingamne861/
Hlinngam861/
Lingan834,686/
Lengam831,083/
Lingom83778/
Linham83285/
Liname83152/
Limgam8375/
Litnam8347/
Luinam8327/
Lignam831/
Lyngam831/
Lainam831/
Lnggam831/
Linaim831/
Lienam830/
Linahm830/
Lgam805/
Lingane77830/
Linggan77268/
Layngam77160/
Lingang77105/
Liongan7786/
Lingann7754/
Linghan7733/
Linggom7728/
Lengham7727/
Limgame7723/
Laengam7720/
Lingome7716/
Linaham778/
Loyngam777/
Luengam774/
Lingoum773/
Lainame772/
Lingaan772/
Limggam772/
Leengam771/
Glingan771/
Lyngham771/
Lehngam771/
Leingom771/
Lengame771/
Lemngam771/
Ling'an771/
Lesngam771/
Lenggam771/
Leinham770/
Lienham770/
Lingahn770/
Lingant770/
Luinham770/
Linningham7517/
Lenningham751/
Lynam736,818/
Lenam73205/
Linom7314/
Liñam732/
Lngan731/
Lingahan711,207/
Linggang71911/
Lingasin71142/
Linggaan7133/
Lingheim719/
Linghang713/
Lingaten711/
Laenggam711/
Leithnam711/
Lenghame711/
Lingasen711/
Hlengame711/
Linggank711/
Glinghom711/
Luineham710/
Lingon672,051/
Linome671,604/
Lynham67775/
Lingating67292/
Lenham67267/
Lengan67103/
Linggahan6776/
Leenam6763/
Leunam6733/
Lynaum6726/
Lingán6719/
Limgom6716/
Lenamh6710/
Lemgam677/
Lngang674/
Lehnam673/
Limgan673/
Lengom673/
Lyhnam672/
Lineum671/
Leithtnam671/
Lesnam671/
Lingàn671/
Legnam671/
Lignom671/
Lnghan671/
Lhngan671/
Leanam671/
Leinneham670/

Lingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lingam in the Hindi language
लिंगमlingama-
Lingam in the Marathi language
िंलगमinlagama97.38
लींगमlingama0.89
िलगमilagama0.42
िंलगामinlagama0.3
संगमsangama0.06
लीगमligama0.06
Lingam in the Oriya language
ଲିli78.1
ଲିାମliama11.16
ଲିାମ୍liam3.31
ଲିାlia2.07
ତିନାଥtinatha1.65
ଗୁନାମାgunama0.41
ଲିଂଗମlingama0.41
ନିଳାମାnilama0.41
ଲିାମୁliamu0.41
ତୀନାଥtinatha0.41
ଚିନାଡୁcinadu0.41
ମନମmanama0.41
Lingam in the Russian language
Лингамlingam-

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