Mehalingam Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Mehalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Mehalingam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mehalingam (Marathi: मेहली) is found most in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mehalingam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehalingam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mehalingam is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Mehalingam are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Mehalingam is most frequent in India, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India Mehalingam is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 43 percent are found and Karnataka, where 29 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mehalingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehalingam in the Marathi language
मेहलीmehali50
डीमेहािंलगमdimehainlagama50

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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 Mehalingam
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