Linam Surname

276,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Linam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0581:342,58930,827
Thailand1901:371,78165,303
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

The alternate forms: Liñam (2) are calculated separately.

Linam (244) may also be a first name.

Linam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linam (Hindi: लीनम, Marathi: िलनम) is found most in The United States. It can occur as: Liñam. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Linam is the 276,219th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,190,560 people. The surname Linam is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Linam live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Linam is also the 571,890th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 244 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,058 people, or 1 in 342,589. In The United States Linam is most common in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Tennessee, where 11 percent are found and Arkansas, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States Linam exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Linam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Linam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Linam last name increased 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Linam surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Linam last name are 17.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.68% registered to vote for the political party.

Linam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $41,318 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liñam932/
Lingam9125,342/
Linham91285/
Liname91152/
Litnam9147/
Luinam9127/
Lignam911/
Lainam911/
Linaim911/
Lienam910/
Linahm910/
Laingam831,047/
Lingamm8335/
Loingam8333/
Leingam8329/
Lingaam8317/
Luingam8315/
Linaham838/
Llingam834/
Lainame832/
Linhamn831/
Leinham830/
Lienham830/
Luinham830/
Lynam806,818/
Linan802,055/
Lunam80966/
Lenam80205/
Linom8014/
Linañ801/
Lingaham772/
Hlaingam772/
Leithnam771/
Luineham770/
Lingan734,686/
Luenam731,728/
Linome731,604/
Linang731,300/
Lengam731,083/
Lingom73778/
Lynham73775/
Linane73573/
Lienan73390/
Linant73376/
Lenham73267/
Leinan73241/
Lainan73177/
Litnan73135/
Linhan73118/
Lignan73111/
Lunham7384/
Lisnan7383/
Leenam7363/
Leunam7333/
Lynaum7326/
Linand7321/
Linean7313/
Linaun7311/
Lenamh7310/
Lunnam737/
Lehnam733/
Lionan733/
Lyhnam732/
Lyngam731/
Lineum731/
Loinan731/
Lesnam731/
Linaan731/
Legnam731/
Lignom731/
Lenaim731/
Linahn731/
Leanam731/
Luinan730/
Linann730/
Leithtnam711/
Leinneham710/
Linaung672,485/
Legname67849/
Linahan67422/
Lyneham67171/
Layngam67160/
Lisnang67112/
Leinane67108/
Liongan6786/
Linasen6783/
Leaname6761/
Lingann6754/
Laingan6751/
Luitnan6723/
Littnan6716/
Linheim6713/
Lignane6710/
Lenaham678/
Loyngam677/
Linomme676/
Lenhame676/
Linanne676/
Hlinane675/
Lingoum673/
Leinann672/
Leinand672/
Lingaan672/
Leinhan671/
Linhand671/
Linhang671/
Linhome671/
Leitnan671/
Leengam671/
Laynham671/
Lionain671/
Leingom671/
Lainang671/
Lesnamk671/
Linhann671/
Lainane671/
Lenhamm671/
Luinane670/
Lingahn670/
Leanham670/
Leynham670/
Leinnan670/
Hllinan670/
Loignan670/
Linaten670/

Linam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linam in the Hindi language
लीनमlinama-
Linam in the Marathi language
िलनमilanama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Linam
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