Lina Surname

10,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lina Surname User-submission:

The Lina surname means 'small palm tree' in Arabic.

Lina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia16,0421:8,2441,062
Bangladesh11,4451:13,9241,085
Philippines5,2941:19,1232,309
DR Congo2,4421:30,2543,796
Morocco2,2151:15,5652,337
Egypt2,0441:44,9784,502
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
India1,3141:583,76428,355
France1,2491:53,1816,991
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Thailand9681:72,9739,565
United States7191:504,11542,358
Papua New Guinea7011:11,6321,052
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Brazil4561:469,46117,773
United Arab Emirates4221:21,7122,501
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Portugal4061:25,6611,679
Mexico3721:333,6737,194
Tanzania3591:147,47013,430
Malaysia3111:94,8376,560
Romania2841:70,6978,442
Italy2501:244,62733,116
Netherlands2361:71,55612,168
Solomon Islands1781:3,259342
Greece1571:70,57211,857
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Argentina1381:309,73524,668
Pakistan1361:1,313,55815,128
Canada1311:281,26426,302
China1261:10,851,758675
Albania1051:27,7534,425
Kenya981:471,22324,622
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Uganda851:459,28627,240
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Israel631:135,83514,591
Taiwan621:378,1412,960
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Cambodia581:267,0203,358
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England561:994,96549,531
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Australia461:586,86342,409
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Colombia421:1,137,4789,713
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Lithuania301:101,15313,307
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
Libya91:693,7751,982
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Latvia71:292,86424,791
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Liña (5), Lină (4), Linå (2), Lînă (3) & Líná (1) are calculated separately.

Lina (1,153,366) may also be a first name.

Lina Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lina surname means 'small palm tree' in Arabic.

- ibra95

Lina Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lina Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lina (Arabic: ىنا, Bengali: লীনা, Georgian: ლინა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻨﺎ, Hindi: लीना, Marathi: लीना, Oriya: ଲିନା, Tibetan: ལི་ན་) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant: Liña, Lină, Linå, Lînă or Líná. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,340th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 133,903 people. Lina occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Lina reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 30 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 731st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 1,153,366 people.

Lina is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 16,042 people, or 1 in 8,244. In Indonesia Lina is mostly found in: West Java, where 17 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 9 percent are found and North Sumatra, where 7 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it exists in 128 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Lina Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lina has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lina surname grew 1,042 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lina surname are 36.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Lina earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,186 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $23,892,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $48,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $45,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liña925/
Lină924/
Linå922/
Linga8913,413/
Laina893,887/
Leina892,788/
Linas892,476/
Loina891,614/
Lisna891,449/
Linay89911/
Linah89905/
Liona89740/
Linea89339/
Liena89284/
Ligna89228/
Luina89226/
Hlina89204/
Linai89158/
Linaa89130/
Linau89119/
Linat8994/
Llina8959/
Linad8952/
Linoa8939/
Linap8919/
Litna898/
Linaz894/
Lijna893/
Lgina892/
Linaj892/
Lhina892/
Lința892/
Lin8618,909,435/
Lînă833/
Líná831/
Llinas804,839/
Lienau802,111/
Lainas801,235/
Loinaz80907/
Lingai80830/
Lionga80717/
Linova80678/
Lingay80459/
Lingaa80434/
Linais80264/
Linhas80201/
Louina80198/
Lainay80186/
Linhay80157/
Lignat80144/
Leinga80128/
Luinay80117/
Leinas80105/
Leinat80100/
Lingau8099/
Lainad8094/
Leinau8088/
Lignay8080/
Lainah8074/
Lignau8073/
Laigna8071/
Laaina8051/
Lignai8045/
Leinad8042/
Luinga8042/
Liaina8037/
Lauina8035/
Linatt8034/
Linaus8030/
Loinau8026/
Loinas8023/
Lineas8021/
Linaud8021/
Lainat8021/
Linhai8019/
Loinay8019/
Lainai8018/
Lainga8017/
Llinaz8015/
Lisnay8013/
Lainaz8013/
Loinga8011/
Leinai8010/
Lyuina808/
Leisna807/
Linowa806/
Lainea804/
Linass804/
Lhinay804/
Lyaina803/
Lainaa803/
Lliona803/
Linhap803/
Loinat803/
Lioina802/
Lisnaa802/
Lignas802/
Leinah802/
Linajs802/
Lleina802/
Linhat802/
Luinna801/
Loinah801/
Loinaj801/
Lihnga801/
Linaas801/
Linajh801/
Llinga801/
Lieina801/
Lienay801/
Leimna801/
Leitna801/
D'Lina801/
Linaha801/
Léinha801/
Litnas801/
Littna801/
Llgina801/
Lliena801/
Linhaa801/
Linhad801/
Luinai801/
Lainau801/
Linach801/
Linacz801/
Linash801/
Luinaz801/
Liuina801/
Lionay801/
Lhinga801/
Lainna801/
Leinay800/
Lineat800/
Ling751,263,722/
Linn75139,482/
Lino75123,286/
Lind7558,464/
Lien7532,885/
Lion7531,452/
Lena7526,083/
Lint753,688/
Glin751,106/
Luin75824/
Lyna75464/
Llin75408/
Limn75372/
Lihn75326/
Lijn75222/
Hlin75119/
Ålin75100/
Léna7511/
Lgin756/
Lisn755/
Lhin754/
Linq752/
Linț751/
Ligneau73478/
Linhaus73264/
Luinaud73240/
Linnova7383/
Leinaas7343/
Leinhas7327/
Lingaiy7322/
Linhais7318/
Lainaud7318/
Linauts7317/
Hlinova7317/
Lignais7316/
Leingai7315/
Loinach7310/
Lahaina738/
Leinatt735/
Laggina735/
Lingaih734/
Laineau733/
Laisnay732/
Laingai732/
Leinats732/
Leinaus732/
Llingay732/
Lyahina731/
Lingajj731/
Llingaa731/
Lienhai731/
Lahgina731/
Leinhad731/
Loineau731/
Linzowa731/
Linga'a731/
Luinaai731/
Luinnay731/
Laignau731/
Leinads731/
L'Linga731/
Letimna731/
Lindowa731/
Leinnah730/
Lenga6713,677/
Lingo679,307/
Laino677,689/
Llena677,241/
Lindh676,784/
Lindt673,615/
Linne673,427/
Lingg672,527/
Linos671,666/
Laigneau671,541/
Leana671,377/
Leuna671,160/
Leena67973/
Åhlin67820/
Lenea67763/
Layna67762/
Lenah67752/
Liney67647/
Lenas67511/
Lehna67474/
Lenau67451/
Linot67439/
Linkh67424/
Linoi67381/
Glinn67367/
Linou67366/
Lenay67332/
Ln67328/
Liehn67319/
Lesna67305/
Linoy67283/
Lynah67266/
Lenoa67253/
Legna67226/
Liñga67187/
Lingė67170/
Lenaz67162/
Hlína67143/
Lindø67140/
Luiña67133/
Leyna67122/
Lenat67118/
Ligno67108/
Luihn6786/
Glien6782/
Lingh6763/
Lojna6763/
Lionn6759/
Lynga6759/
Lenai6757/
Lisno6753/
Hlena6750/
Hlyna6746/
Leinhaas6745/
Llino6745/
Lintt6742/
Lainault6741/
Lyona6741/
Liñas6739/
Åling6736/
Lissinna6735/
Ålind6724/
Lența6724/
Lineu6722/
Ålien6722/
Linoh6721/
Hling6721/
Linnå6718/
Lnova6717/
Lynau6715/
Liuen6715/
Lenad6714/
Lajna6711/
Linei6711/
Linod6711/
Loino6711/
Linoj6710/
Línea679/
Loyna679/
Lynea678/
Linoz678/
Lling678/
Lisná678/
Lihno678/
Leszinna678/
Llion677/
Linajová677/
Linayová677/
Liaen677/
Lindå677/
Leśna677/
Lainà677/
L'Lin677/
Lliña677/
Lynha676/
Lenaa676/
Linop676/
Luyna676/
Linng675/
Lynai675/
Lință675/
Lenap675/
Linuo674/
Lahainay674/
Lingaowa674/
Øhlin674/
Lynaa674/
Ligneaut673/
Letna673/
Lejna673/
Linnd673/
Lénat673/
Linoo673/
Linqu673/
Lynay672/
Llink672/
Lisng672/
Lenaj672/
Lindė672/
Lluin671/
Lingq671/
Llind671/
Lisnk671/
Hlihn671/
Hlinc671/
Hglin671/
Gliin671/
Llyna671/
Lingahay671/
Lénas671/
Hluin671/
Leiņa671/
Laína671/
Lainã671/
Lainò671/
Laiña671/
Laignaud671/
L'Ing671/
Limha671/
Liméa671/
Limûn671/
Lhino671/
D'Lin671/
Linhó671/
Luicenna671/
Leisnach671/
Lisnt670/
Lienn670/
Luinn670/
Litno670/
Linzz670/
Leinhast670/

Lina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lina in the Georgian language
ლინაlina-
Lina in the Tibetan language
ལི་ན་lina-
Lina in the Marathi language
लीनाlina98.86
ळीनाlina0.57
लीणाlina0.46
लीनlina0.11
Lina in the Hindi language
लीनाlina97.69
लिनाlina2.19
लीणाlina0.04
हीनाhina0.02
किनाkina0.02
लीलाlila0.02
ंलीनाnlina0.02
Lina in the Bengali language
লীনাlina80.25
লিনাlina19.75
Lina in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻴﻨﺎlyna66.67
ﻟﻴﻨﻪlynh16.67
ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻨﻪallynh16.67
Lina in the Oriya language
ଲିନାlina55.82
ଲୀନାlina41.75
ଳୀନାlina0.11
ରୀନାrina0.11
ଲୀନୀlini0.04
ରିନାrina0.04
ଲିମାlima0.04
ଲିନlina0.04
ଲୀନାାlinaa0.04
ଲିଜାlija0.04
ଲୀଲାlila0.04
Lina in the Arabic language
ىناyna-
يناyna-
ليناlyna-

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