Lings Surname
Approximately 752 people bear this surname
Lings Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 283 | 1:191,441 | 20,758 |
| England | 260 | 1:214,300 | 18,301 |
| Denmark | 72 | 1:78,399 | 7,655 |
| Greenland | 39 | 1:1,446 | 212 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 152 | 1:160,364 | 13,879 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Lings (35) may also be a first name.
Lings Demographics
Average Lings Salary in
United States
$52,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lings Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lings Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lings is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lings.
How Common Is The Last Name Lings? popularity and diffusion
Lings is the 451,630th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,690,886 people. Lings occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Lings live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.
Lings is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 191,441. In South Africa Lings is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 27 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 23 percent reside and North West, where 19 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent reside and Denmark, where 10 percent reside.
Lings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lings has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lings surname rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 105 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lings Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Lings earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning R 234,552 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingås | 91 | 90 | / |
| Lingse | 91 | 34 | / |
| Luings | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lingsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Glings | 91 | 0 | / |
| Lingst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ling | 89 | 1,263,722 | / |
| Lingsch | 83 | 144 | / |
| Lingshe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Liong | 80 | 20,322 | / |
| Links | 80 | 11,878 | / |
| Lingg | 80 | 2,527 | / |
| Lieng | 80 | 2,286 | / |
| Lingk | 80 | 800 | / |
| Lengs | 80 | 506 | / |
| Luing | 80 | 429 | / |
| Lhing | 80 | 224 | / |
| Lyngs | 80 | 173 | / |
| Lingė | 80 | 170 | / |
| Lingh | 80 | 63 | / |
| Åling | 80 | 36 | / |
| Gling | 80 | 30 | / |
| Långs | 80 | 23 | / |
| Hling | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lling | 80 | 8 | / |
| Lingz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Linng | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lingt | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lisng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lingq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Linxs | 80 | 1 | / |
| L'Ing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lingsova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lng | 75 | 693 | / |
| Lingue | 73 | 1,787 | / |
| Lincks | 73 | 802 | / |
| Lyngsø | 73 | 461 | / |
| Lyngås | 73 | 204 | / |
| Längst | 73 | 171 | / |
| Åhling | 73 | 60 | / |
| Lyngse | 73 | 55 | / |
| Lingke | 73 | 30 | / |
| Linksz | 73 | 18 | / |
| Hlling | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lengse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Linchs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hhling | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lingch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lengks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hlieng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lengsø | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linkss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Linkse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lingkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liuing | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leng | 67 | 624,876 | / |
| Link | 67 | 82,365 | / |
| Lyng | 67 | 3,290 | / |
| Lång | 67 | 1,818 | / |
| Läng | 67 | 445 | / |
| Linc | 67 | 356 | / |
| Linx | 67 | 174 | / |
| Lyngsøe | 67 | 130 | / |
| Geeling | 67 | 73 | / |
| Lingowa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hålling | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lingova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Høhling | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lingová | 67 | 17 | / |
| L'Ng | 67 | 15 | / |
| Linksch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lyngsåe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Limg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Långsjø | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lngt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lnks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Linq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lingschová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lngg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lnhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linqust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gliling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lộng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linngue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lncs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lngq | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Lings
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