Sivalingam Surname
Approximately 10,656 people bear this surname
Sivalingam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 6,286 | 1:3,310 | 468 |
| Malaysia | 969 | 1:30,438 | 2,622 |
| India | 935 | 1:820,391 | 36,572 |
| South Africa | 430 | 1:125,995 | 14,831 |
| England | 378 | 1:147,402 | 14,157 |
| Canada | 259 | 1:142,261 | 14,635 |
| United Arab Emirates | 255 | 1:35,930 | 3,804 |
| United States | 199 | 1:1,821,402 | 119,204 |
| Qatar | 184 | 1:12,815 | 1,406 |
| Australia | 176 | 1:153,385 | 16,171 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Singapore | 116 | 1:47,480 | 1,839 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Norway | 41 | 1:125,422 | 16,333 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sivalingam (5,649) may also be a first name.
Sivalingam Demographics
Sivalingam Political Affiliation
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Sivalingam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sivalingam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sivalingam (Hindi: शिवलिंगम्, Marathi: िसवािंलगम) is most common in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sivalingam? popularity and diffusion
Sivalingam is the 48,407th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 683,891 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Sivalingam are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 89,050th most common given name world-wide, held by 5,649 people.
Sivalingam is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 6,286 people, or 1 in 3,310. Outside of Sri Lanka Sivalingam occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
Sivalingam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sivalingam last name are 17.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Sivalingam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.02% less than the national average, earning 269,868 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.69% more than the national average, earning R 320,064 per year; in United States they earn 17.1% more than the national average, earning $50,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivalingam | 95 | 581 | / |
| Sivalingham | 95 | 66 | / |
| Sivalinggam | 95 | 31 | / |
| Sivalingaum | 95 | 18 | / |
| Sivalingamm | 95 | 6 | / |
| Sivaalingam | 95 | 5 | / |
| Sivalngam | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sivalinngam | 95 | 1 | / |
| Shivalingham | 91 | 4 | / |
| Shaivalingam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shivalingamm | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sevalingam | 90 | 53 | / |
| Sivalingan | 90 | 26 | / |
| Siwalingam | 90 | 14 | / |
| Sibalingam | 90 | 10 | / |
| Sivalimgam | 90 | 9 | / |
| Sivalingom | 90 | 6 | / |
| Sivelingam | 90 | 2 | / |
| Shivalngam | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sivalinaam | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sivalinham | 90 | 1 | / |
| Seevalingam | 86 | 10 | / |
| Chivalingam | 86 | 7 | / |
| Siwalinggam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sevalinggam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shibalingam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sivelinggam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seevalingham | 82 | 5 | / |
| Sewalingam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sevalingan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sebalinggam | 76 | 4 | / |
| Jeevalingam | 76 | 4 | / |
| Sewalinggam | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sevelinggam | 76 | 1 | / |
| Sewalengam | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sewalenggam | 67 | 1 | / |
Sivalingam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sivalingam in the Hindi language | ||
| शिवलिंगम् | sivalingam | - |
| Sivalingam in the Marathi language | ||
| िसवािंलगम | isavainlagama | 33.33 |
| िसवालीनगम | isavalinagama | 16.67 |
| िशविंलगम | isavinlagama | 16.67 |
| िशवालींगम | isavalingama | 16.67 |
| िसविंलगम | isavinlagama | 16.67 |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sivalingam
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