Lingmei Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Lingmei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingmei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lingmei (84,559) may also be a first name.

Lingmei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lingmei occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lingmei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingmei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Lingmei reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Lingmei is also the 11,814th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 84,559 people.

The last name Lingmei is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 23,546,115. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Bangkok, where 33 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 33 percent live. Not including Thailand this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liengme86221/
Lingmai865/
Lingmer861/
Lingmae861/
Liengmej801/
Lengmi7714/
Lengme7713/
Lingma778/
Lingmaiah753/
Lyngmoe714/
Lingmér712/
Lingmma711/
Lingmoy711/
Laengmee672/
Lengmaid670/
Lengma623/
Limgma621/
Lghmer621/
Lengmau574/
Lengmat572/
Lengmay571/
Lgmy551/
Lqgmy501/
Lgmyz501/
Lgmad501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lingmei
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