Ramalingam Surname

30,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Ramalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,5241:117,5767,649
Sri Lanka3,0701:6,778993
Malaysia1,4501:20,3411,908
United Arab Emirates1,1891:7,706969
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
United States8491:426,92536,911
Oman6321:5,835835
Qatar5371:4,391451
Singapore5261:10,471534
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
England2571:216,80218,442
South Africa2301:235,55524,262
Canada2281:161,60316,308
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Brunei511:8,2101,032
Japan431:2,973,12332,937
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
France231:2,887,944200,772
Norway201:257,11427,149
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Ireland81:588,61715,973
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ramalingam (11,537) may also be a first name.

Ramalingam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramalingam (Hindi: रामालिंगम, Marathi: रामिंलगम, Oriya: ରାମଲି) occurs most in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ramalingam.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramalingam? popularity and diffusion

Ramalingam is the 30,287th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 413,290 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Ramalingam live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ramalingam is also the 55,648th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11,537 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 6,524 people, or 1 in 117,576. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 47 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Karnataka, where 7 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 17 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.

Ramalingam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ramalingam surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ramalingam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.76% less than the national average, earning 232,707 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning R 256,620 per year; in United States they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $49,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning $46,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramalingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramalingam in the Hindi language
रामालिंगमramalingama80
रामलिंगमramalingama20
Ramalingam in the Oriya language
ରାମଲିramali77.27
ରାମାଲିramali18.18
ରାମାଲିାମ୍ramaliam4.55
Ramalingam in the Marathi language
रामिंलगमraminlagama46.03
रामािंलगमramainlagama17.46
रामलींगनramalingana6.35
रामालींगमramalingama4.76
रमालramala4.76
रामिंलगनraminlagana4.76
चोकालीन्गमcokalin'gama3.17
रामलींगमramalingama1.59
रामिलगमramilagama1.59
रामिनन्गमraminan'gama1.59
रमिंलगमraminlagama1.59
रामळींगमramalingama1.59
रामलीगमramaligama1.59
रािमलंगनraimalangana1.59
रामिंलगraminlaga1.59

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Footnotes

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