Lingiah Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Lingiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius2311:5,5991,138
England191:2,932,529101,561
India171:45,121,493474,784
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France41:16,605,680368,153
Wales41:773,63329,106

Lingiah (79) may also be a first name.

Lingiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingiah (Marathi: िंलगीह) occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingiah? popularity and diffusion

Lingiah is the 895,817th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name Lingiah is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Lingiah reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Lingiah is also the 1,083,225th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 79 people.

Lingiah is most frequent in Mauritius, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 5,599. In Mauritius it is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 46 percent reside, Pamplemousses District, where 29 percent reside and Moka District, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritius Lingiah exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Lingiah Last Name Statistics demography

Lingiah earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning R 239,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingiath931/
Lingia9225/
Liniah9210/
Lainiah8620/
Lengiah861/
Linia83251/
Lingaiya806/
Linggiau801/
Hleingia801/
Linjia7759/
Liniap7755/
Lingea7748/
Lisnia7737/
Lignia7734/
Linias7728/
Lingio7719/
Linsah7717/
Leniah7713/
Linzia775/
Lengia775/
Leinia774/
Linija774/
Linsia773/
Lionia772/
Lainia771/
Lingayyah751/
Lintjah71105/
Loengia714/
Linggio711/
Lehniah711/
Lenia673,041/
Linca671,883/
Linza67829/
Linja67527/
Lingayya67484/
Linha67432/
Linea67339/
Linio67250/
Ligna67228/
Linya67173/
Linsa67128/
Linsahay6774/
Linho6763/
Linxa6713/
Laineaho679/
Laigniau678/
Lingayyo674/
Lénia671/
Lnjah671/
Lesniach671/
Linhó671/
Lengoyia671/
Lynia671/
Loinieau670/

Lingiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lingiah in the Marathi language
िंलगीहinlagiha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lingiah
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