Shivalingam Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Shivalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shivalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5421:1,415,25054,195
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Shivalingam (1,623) may also be a first name.

Shivalingam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shivalingam (Marathi: शीविंलगम) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shivalingam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 549,848th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shivalingam are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 191,625th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 1,623 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 542 people, or 1 in 1,415,250. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 48 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 43 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shivalingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shivalingam in the Marathi language
शीविंलगमsivinlagama36.36
िशवािंलगमisavainlagama27.27
िशवलींगमisavalingama9.09
संगमsangama9.09
िशवालीन्गमisavalin'gama9.09
िशवलीगंमisavaligamma9.09

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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 Shivalingam
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