Lington Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Tanzania2171:243,97119,796
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
England151:3,714,537119,675
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lington (456) may also be a first name.

Lington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lington (Russian: Лингтон) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lington is the 500,196th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Lington are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 400,063rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 456 people.

The last name Lington is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Lington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lington last name grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lington last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lington earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingtone9380/
Lingtong933/
Lingthon931/
Llington931/
Luington930/
Liengthon881/
Lengton86206/
Lingtan861/
Lincton860/
Hlingthong822/
Lingtang803/
Lingktan801/
Lengthon801/
Linckton801/
Lengthong7514/
Lyngtun7113/
Lengtun711/
Lengtang672/
Lengthang6339/

Lington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lington in the Russian language
Лингтонlington-

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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 Lington
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