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Where Does The Last Name Lin Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lin (Arabic: لين, Hindi: लीन, Marathi: लीन, Oriya: ଲିନ, Russian: Лин) is more commonly found in China than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Lín or Lïn. For other potential spellings of Lin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lin? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 24^th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 385 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Lin live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Lin is also the 47^th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,866,610 people.

Lin is the most common surname in one country:Suriname, where 0.02 percent are found. The surname is most frequent in China, where it is held by 16,434,961 people, or 1 in 83. Aside from China this last name occurs in 182 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 10 percent are found and Myanmar, where 2 percent are found.

Lin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lin last name increased 27,740 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 17,833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lin last name are 7.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.88% less than the national average, earning €5,141 per year; in Norway they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning 302,850 kr per year; in Peru they earn 51.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,441 per year; in South Africa they earn 112.05% more than the national average, earning R 503,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.65% less than the national average, earning $15,062,200 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning 112,438,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 18.13% more than the national average, earning $50,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning $57,513 CAD per year.