Linus Forename
6,782nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 154,762 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia
Linus Forename Definition:
Ly'-nus, nets. A person mentioned by St. Paul, 2 Tim. iv. 21.
Linus Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 72,631 | 1:2,445 | 453 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 18,201 | 1:2,900 | 538 |
| Kenya | 100% | 15,163 | 1:3,054 | 525 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8,876 | 1:1,111 | 193 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8,823 | 1:2,449 | 465 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 4,979 | 1:51,810 | 6,553 |
| United States | 100% | 3,149 | 1:115,128 | 4,897 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 3,097 | 1:2,632 | 300 |
| Ghana | 100% | 2,865 | 1:9,419 | 941 |
| Namibia | - | 2,610 | 1:921 | 190 |
| India | 100% | 2,274 | 1:534,247 | 42,065 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,752 | 1:55,181 | 1,517 |
| Uganda | 85% | 1,085 | 1:37,748 | 2,446 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,073 | 1:19,384 | 2,577 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1,008 | 1:158,196 | 9,003 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 964 | 1:31,587 | 2,884 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 810 | 1:10,140 | 1,006 |
| Zambia | - | 605 | 1:26,206 | 2,059 |
| South Africa | 93% | 426 | 1:128,011 | 9,542 |
| Saint Lucia | 99% | 375 | 1:474 | 49 |
| Poland | - | 330 | 1:115,234 | 2,410 |
| Togo | - | 330 | 1:21,937 | 3,753 |
| Canada | 100% | 311 | 1:106,538 | 5,286 |
| Finland | 100% | 303 | 1:18,096 | 1,066 |
| Zimbabwe | 96% | 275 | 1:56,087 | 4,715 |
| England | 100% | 273 | 1:203,674 | 5,991 |
| Philippines | 100% | 192 | 1:552,133 | 17,899 |
| Brazil | 100% | 188 | 1:1,139,554 | 28,712 |
| Singapore | 100% | 158 | 1:39,791 | 6,559 |
| China | - | 120 | 1:11,383,798 | 59,738 |
| Thailand | 100% | 116 | 1:604,016 | 26,802 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 107 | 1:12,724 | 1,775 |
| Norway | 100% | 99 | 1:51,842 | 2,117 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 96 | 1:769,038 | 24,327 |
| Australia | - | 90 | 1:151,751 | 4,492 |
| Hong Kong | - | 67 | 1:115,712 | 2,893 |
| Spain | 100% | 67 | 1:694,477 | 7,394 |
| Denmark | - | 56 | 1:100,884 | 2,907 |
| Netherlands | 90% | 55 | 1:307,311 | 9,515 |
| Ireland | 100% | 52 | 1:89,298 | 2,331 |
| Austria | 100% | 48 | 1:177,379 | 2,825 |
| Japan | - | 44 | 1:2,908,774 | 22,653 |
| Liberia | 95% | 44 | 1:100,274 | 4,358 |
| Belgium | 100% | 40 | 1:287,251 | 5,932 |
| Grenada | 100% | 38 | 1:2,845 | 556 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 33 | 1:17,605 | 1,490 |
| Iraq | 100% | 29 | 1:1,207,512 | 9,085 |
| Guyana | 100% | 26 | 1:29,356 | 3,209 |
| Ethiopia | - | 25 | 1:3,902,405 | 10,287 |
| Russia | 89% | 24 | 1:6,009,738 | 27,399 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 22 | 1:1,080,440 | 39,831 |
| Botswana | - | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Italy | 99% | 16 | 1:3,816,381 | 20,790 |
| France | 100% | 14 | 1:4,747,881 | 19,704 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 14 | 1:145,714 | 11,276 |
| Scotland | 100% | 14 | 1:382,169 | 5,277 |
| Benin | 100% | 13 | 1:813,526 | 22,290 |
| Czechia | 100% | 13 | 1:819,705 | 3,136 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 13 | 1:8,442 | 1,163 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90% | 12 | 1:9,298 | 1,351 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 11 | 1:482,733 | 2,217 |
| South Korea | - | 11 | 1:504,038 | 12,654 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Guam | - | 10 | 1:16,065 | 1,791 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Estonia | - | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Gabon | - | 9 | 1:209,260 | 2,118 |
| Malawi | - | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 9 | 1:5,692 | 857 |
| Mexico | 100% | 8 | 1:15,518,053 | 39,880 |
| Chile | 100% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Wales | 100% | 6 | 1:515,718 | 6,554 |
| Israel | 100% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 5 | 1:7,571 | 562 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Chad | 100% | 4 | 1:3,399,600 | 8,891 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Monaco | 100% | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Nauru | 100% | 3 | 1:3,976 | 333 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Nepal | - | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 95% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Línus (2) are calculated separately.
Linus (47,284) may also be a surname.
Linus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ly'-nus, nets. A person mentioned by St. Paul, 2 Tim. iv. 21.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: linen.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Greek name, meaning: Exclamation of grief throughout the orient, but personified in Greek poetry.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Linus Forename Popularity
Linus Demographics
Linus Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Linus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Linus in the Russian language | ||
| Линус | linus | - |
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