Where Does The Last Name Mahalingan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Mahalingan (Hindi: महालिंगन, Marathi: महािंलगन) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahalingan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mahalingan is the 3,185,033^rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Mahalingan is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Mahalingan reside; 58 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,036,353^rd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 27 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,340,647. In Malaysia Mahalingan is primarily found in: Kedah, where 41 percent reside, Selangor, where 23 percent reside and Perak, where 18 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.