Lingayat Surname

44,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Lingayat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,6371:65,9164,491
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lingayat (90) may also be a first name.

Lingayat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingayat (Hindi: लिंगायत, Marathi: िंलगायत) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingayat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 44,580th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 625,326 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Lingayat reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 90 people.

The surname Lingayat is most common in India, where it is borne by 11,637 people, or 1 in 65,916. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Karnataka, where 1 percent are found and Gujarat, where 0 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Lingayat Last Name Statistics demography

Lingayat earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lingayat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lingayat in the Hindi language
लिंगायतlingayata-
Lingayat in the Marathi language
िंलगायतinlagayata96.17
लींगायतlingayata0.46
िंलगायातinlagayata0.42
िंलगयातinlagayata0.4
िंलगयतinlagayata0.32
िलगांयतilaganyata0.23
िलगायतilagayata0.19
लगायतlagayata0.18
गायतgayata0.1
िंळगायतinlagayata0.1
िंगायतingayata0.07
िलगायंतilagayanta0.05
लंगायतlangayata0.05
िंलगामतinlagamata0.04
लीगायातligayata0.04
िंलगयाinlagaya0.02
िंलगायनinlagayana0.02
िंलगावतinlagavata0.02
िंलगायाinlagaya0.01
िंलगयाडूinlagayadu0.01
ंािगायतmaigayata0.01
िंलयायतinlayayata0.01
लीगायतligayata0.01
िगायतigayata0.01
िंलगावातinlagavata0.01
लीगांयतliganyata0.01
लींगायातlingayata0.01
गायातgayata0.01
िंहगायतinhagayata0.01
िलगायातilagayata0.01
िंलगालतinlagalata0.01

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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 Lingayat
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