Mahalingam Surname
Approximately 11,671 people bear this surname
Mahalingam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4,824 | 1:4,314 | 636 |
| India | 2,704 | 1:283,678 | 16,126 |
| Malaysia | 860 | 1:34,296 | 2,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 512 | 1:17,895 | 2,123 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| United States | 421 | 1:860,948 | 65,474 |
| England | 343 | 1:162,443 | 15,163 |
| Canada | 294 | 1:125,325 | 13,101 |
| Singapore | 223 | 1:24,698 | 975 |
| Qatar | 215 | 1:10,967 | 1,206 |
| Oman | 212 | 1:17,396 | 1,767 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Mahalingam (4,376) may also be a first name.
Mahalingam Demographics
Average Mahalingam Salary in
United States
$55,386 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahalingam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahalingam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahalingam (Hindi: महालिंगम, Marathi: महािंलगम) is found most in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahalingam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,499th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 624,415 people. Mahalingam is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Mahalingam live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mahalingam is also the 104,357th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,376 people.
The surname Mahalingam is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 4,824 people, or 1 in 4,314. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Mahalingam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mahalingam last name are 2.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mahalingam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.59% less than the national average, earning 243,692 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.18% less than the national average, earning R 146,916 per year; in United States they earn 28.36% more than the national average, earning $55,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,509 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahalingham | 95 | 92 | / |
| Mahalinggam | 95 | 39 | / |
| Mahlingam | 95 | 35 | / |
| Mahaalingam | 95 | 5 | / |
| Mahalingamm | 95 | 4 | / |
| Mhalingam | 95 | 3 | / |
| Maalingam | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mahallingam | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mahaalingham | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mahalingom | 90 | 3 | / |
| Mahalengam | 90 | 1 | / |
| Malingam | 89 | 2,453 | / |
| Mailingam | 84 | 3 | / |
| Malingham | 84 | 1 | / |
| Malinngam | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maliengam | 84 | 1 | / |
| Malinggam | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maglingam | 84 | 1 | / |
| Malingamm | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maislingam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malengam | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mailngam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maleengam | 74 | 2 | / |
| Molngam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moolngam | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mollngam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mailemgam | 63 | 5 | / |
Mahalingam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahalingam in the Hindi language | ||
| महालिंगम | mahalingama | 87.5 |
| महलिंगम | mahalingama | 12.5 |
| Mahalingam in the Marathi language | ||
| महािंलगम | mahainlagama | 69.01 |
| महालींगम | mahalingama | 17.19 |
| महाल | mahala | 3.63 |
| महिंलगम | mahinlagama | 1.69 |
| महािंलग | mahainlaga | 0.97 |
| माहालींगम | mahalingama | 0.97 |
| महािंलगा | mahainlaga | 0.48 |
| महिंलगय | mahinlagaya | 0.48 |
| महालींगन | mahalingana | 0.48 |
| महािंलगमावेनी | mahainlagamaveni | 0.48 |
| महािंलगमावती | mahainlagamavati | 0.48 |
| मिंलगम | minlagama | 0.48 |
| महाळींगम | mahalingama | 0.48 |
| महालीनगम | mahalinagama | 0.48 |
| मकिंलगम | makinlagama | 0.24 |
| मुतहालीयार | mutahaliyara | 0.24 |
| मकािंलगम | makainlagama | 0.24 |
| महािंणगम | mahainnagama | 0.24 |
| महालींग | mahalinga | 0.24 |
| जेमहालींगम | jemahalingama | 0.24 |
| महिंलगन | mahinlagana | 0.24 |
| महािंलगमजे | mahainlagamaje | 0.24 |
| माहािलगम | mahailagama | 0.24 |
| महािंलम | mahainlama | 0.24 |
| मरािंलगम | marainlagama | 0.24 |
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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 Mahalingam
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