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Family name Lingen (林根 , Lingen , リンゲン) , in the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Lingen is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Belgium, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, Netherlands, and Germany. More frequently, Lingen is the forename as well as the last name.