Linahen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Linahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Linahen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linahen is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Linahen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linahen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linahen is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Linahen are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in Canada, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 18,422,796. In Canada it is most common in: Alberta, where 50 percent live and Quebec, where 50 percent live. Outside of Canada Linahen is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Linahen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Linahen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Linahen surname contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linahen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Linahen surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linahean930/
Linaen921/
Lenahen8628/
Lingahin802/
Linehein800/
Leenahen800/
Lenaen774/
Lunaen770/
Lenehen719/
Lenaeng711/
Linehin711/
Lenahin710/
Laingoen67288/
Linauain671/
Lenahion670/
Lehenehin502/
Lehenouin501/

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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 Linahen
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