Nagalingam Surname

81,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nagalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nagalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,5081:5,932865
India8271:927,52839,954
Malaysia6671:44,2193,556
Canada2471:149,17215,241
England1251:445,74429,621
United States831:4,366,975231,516
France751:885,636103,228
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia371:729,61448,196
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Norway291:177,32021,035
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Nagalingam (2,549) may also be a first name.

Nagalingam Last Name Facts

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

Nagalingam (Marathi: नागािंलगम) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagalingam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nagalingam is the 81,293rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,219,265 people. The last name Nagalingam is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nagalingam are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 145,946th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 2,549 people.

The surname is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,508 people, or 1 in 5,932. Excluding Sri Lanka it exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 11 percent live.

Nagalingam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nagalingam last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nagalingam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.79% less than the national average, earning 239,538 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning R 260,424 per year; in United States they earn 25.81% more than the national average, earning $54,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $48,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nagalingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nagalingam in the Marathi language
नागािंलगमnagainlagama77.78
नागालnagala11.11
नागलींगमnagalingama11.11

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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 Nagalingam
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