Lingua Surname

148,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Lingua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,2791:47,8168,611
Argentina1,1011:38,8223,261
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
France1531:434,13562,815
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
India161:47,941,586492,263
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Língua (12) are calculated separately.

Lingua (169) may also be a first name.

Lingua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lingua is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Língua. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lingua.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 148,940th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,456,200 people. Lingua is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Lingua are found; 44 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 703,581st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 169 people.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 1,279 people, or 1 in 47,816. In Italy Lingua is mostly concentrated in: Piedmont, where 94 percent reside, Liguria, where 3 percent reside and Lombardy, where 1 percent reside. Beside Italy Lingua exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Lingua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lingua surname are 18.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lingua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,022 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.09% less than the national average, earning R 109,104 per year and in United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,386 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Língua9412/
Lingkua9267/
Linguat9223/
Linggua9214/
Linghua927/
Linguahe863/
Linghuat862/
Lengua833,536/
Linguo83867/
Lingwa83828/
Lingba83250/
Lingva8311/
Limgua831/
Linqua831/
Lingvat77261/
Lingvai7796/
Linguey7774/
Lingvay7755/
Liengwa7741/
Lingwai7740/
Lingway7719/
Lingbay778/
Lingguo776/
Lingwea774/
Hlengua774/
Línguas773/
Lingwah772/
Lenguaz771/
Linghwa771/
Lingwaa771/
Lingbau771/
Lingbai771/
Linquat771/
Lenguahe7113/
Liongway718/
Ling'hwa711/
Lingguot711/
Lyngwa67764/
Lengba67329/
Lengwa67280/
Linkwa67236/
Lingbo67219/
Lenqua671/
Lencua671/

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