Lingenfelder Surname

217,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lingenfelder Surname Definition:

From place name in Germany.

Lingenfelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1081:48,8976,213
Germany5001:161,01119,131
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
England111:5,065,278148,650
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Lingenfelder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Lingenfelder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lingenfelder (Russian: Лингенфельдер) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingenfelder? popularity and diffusion

Lingenfelder is the 217,892nd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,874,293 people. The last name Lingenfelder is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Lingenfelder reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,108 people, or 1 in 48,897. In South Africa Lingenfelder is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 38 percent live, Western Cape, where 19 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Lingenfelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lingenfelder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lingenfelder surname increased 411 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lingenfelder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lingenfelder last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Lingenfelder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.68% more than the national average, earning R 422,244 per year and in United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lingenfelder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lingenfelder in the Russian language
Лингенфельдерlingenfelder-

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