Pothalingam Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pothalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pothalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pothalingam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pothalingam is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pothalingam? popularity and diffusion

Pothalingam is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Pothalingam are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 89 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.

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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 Pothalingam
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