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 carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokkalingam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Sokkalingam live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 578,640th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 239 people.

The surname Sokkalingam is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 12,784,423. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 43 percent live, Karnataka, where 20 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 31 percent live and Singapore, where 9 percent live.

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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