Linah Surname
Approximately 905 people bear this surname
Linah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 464 | 1:99,526 | 8,734 |
| Indonesia | 275 | 1:480,906 | 39,594 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Linah (60,560) may also be a first name.
Linah Demographics
Average Linah Salary in
United States
$24,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Linah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Linah has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Linah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 391,109th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Linah are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 15,742nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 60,560 people.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 464 people, or 1 in 99,526. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 46 percent live, Bungoma County, where 17 percent live and Kakamega County, where 16 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Linah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Linah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Linah surname fell 72 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Linah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Linah last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Linah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.
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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 Linah
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