Where Does The Last Name Lingers Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lingers is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingers? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,315,412^th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Lingers reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 1,257,898. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 32 percent live and Suriname, where 22 percent live.

Lingers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lingers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.