Sokkalingam Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Sokkalingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokkalingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India601:12,784,423224,716
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sokkalingam (239) may also be a first name.

Sokkalingam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokkalingam (Marathi: सॉकिंलगम) is most common in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokkalingam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,422,956th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sokkalingam live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sokkalingam is also the 578,640th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 239 people.

The last name Sokkalingam is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 12,784,423. In India Sokkalingam is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 43 percent are found, Karnataka, where 20 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Apart from India this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 31 percent are found and Singapore, where 9 percent are found.

Sokkalingam Last Name Statistics demography

Sokkalingam earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sokkalingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokkalingam in the Marathi language
सॉकिंलगमsokinlagama50
सोालीन्गमsoalin'gama25
सोकािंलगमsokainlagama25

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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 Sokkalingam
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