Lingung Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lingung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lingung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lingung is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingung? popularity and diffusion

Lingung is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Lingung live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linggung9317/
Linghung931/
Lingoung931/
Liengung930/
Linung92170/
Lingun929/
Linaung862,485/
Leinung86295/
Lingong86128/
Lengung867/
Lainung865/
Linggun863/
Lingoun861/
Lngun831/
Lgung831/
Linggong80222/
Linghong806/
Lenggung803/
Lengoung802/
Layngung801/
Lingon772,051/
Linong77267/
Lingum7756/
Lenung7715/
Limgun771/
Linggohun7513/
Linghon71514/
Linggon71158/
Lenhung7126/
Lehnung7118/
Lengong7113/
Lainong717/
Lingoum713/
Lnggong711/
Loinong711/
Leungun711/
Lihngum711/
Lingoon711/
Lngoeng711/
Lenggong6746/
Lengutin678/
Lenghong676/
Linhhong671/

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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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  • 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 Lingung
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