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 Male Mahalingam Height
172.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahalingam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 44,499th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 624,415 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 4,376 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4,824 people, or 1 in 4,314. Apart from Sri Lanka it occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.
Mahalingam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mahalingam surname are 2.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.75% registered to vote for the 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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