Lin-Chen Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Suriname

Lin-Chen Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Lin & Chen.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lin-Chen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Lin-Chen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lin-Chen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lin-Chen occurs most in Canada. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lin-Chen.

How Common Is The Last Name Lin-Chen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lin-Chen reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lin-Chen is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Canada Lin-Chen is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Suriname, where 13 percent reside.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lin-Chen
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