Linares Surname

2,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Linares Surname Definition:

Found in Vizcaya and Santander. Name of villages near Jaén, Oviedo, and Santander. This patronymic means son of Lineus from latin "line" - to cover, to erase, to smear.

Place in which flax is cultivated.

Castilian name from mountains of Santander.

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Linares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela58,1431:51996
Mexico47,8071:2,596374
Peru26,7471:1,188179
Colombia22,9351:2,083402
Spain21,2881:2,196265
El Salvador17,4551:36373
United States15,4301:23,4912,950
Cuba13,9681:825139
Argentina8,9691:4,766536
Dominican Republic6,8561:1,522232
Guatemala6,3871:2,518409
Honduras4,3281:2,037319
Bolivia3,9201:2,708465
Brazil2,3691:90,3653,400
Panama1,5381:2,544357
France1,3891:47,8216,175
Chile1,1661:15,1081,095
Ecuador1,0291:15,4582,350
Nicaragua5521:10,908753
Uruguay4531:7,576845
Costa Rica4461:10,718519
Canada3421:107,73611,580
Puerto Rico3171:11,199534
Paraguay2911:24,869923
Philippines2621:386,40550,155
Italy2351:260,24134,481
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
England1501:371,45426,286
Belize1401:2,539538
Gibraltar1241:27415
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Australia511:529,32739,816
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Andorra391:2,150402
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Austria201:425,77243,235
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Iceland101:38,0092,599
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
China61:227,886,92811,701
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominica11:75,891912
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Palau11:21,643223
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Liñares (2,021), Linarès (29), Línares (2) & Linarés (1) are calculated separately.

Linares (384) may also be a first name.

Linares Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Vizcaya and Santander. Name of villages near Jaén, Oviedo, and Santander. This patronymic means son of Lineus from latin "line" - to cover, to erase, to smear.

Place in which flax is cultivated.

Castilian name from mountains of Santander.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Linar translates to 'flax field'. Therefore, Linares means 'flax fields' in Spanish.

- jmal1997

Linares Last Name Facts

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

Linares (Arabic: لينارس, Marathi: िलनारेस, Russian: Линарес) is borne by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Liñares, Linarès, Línares or Linarés. For other potential spellings of Linares click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linares? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,060th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,415 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Linares live; 47 percent live in South America and 30 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 442,333rd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 384 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Venezuela, where it is carried by 58,143 people, or 1 in 519. In Venezuela it is mostly concentrated in: Trujillo, where 14 percent live, Zulia, where 12 percent live and Lara, where 10 percent live. Not including Venezuela it exists in 87 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 18 percent live and Peru, where 10 percent live.

Linares Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Linares has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linares surname grew 771,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Linares Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Linares are 41.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Linares earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning €28,092 per year; in Peru they earn 14.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,140 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning R 253,920 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $24,660,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.87% less than the national average, earning $37,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $42,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liñares952,021/
Linarès9529/
Línares952/
Linarés951/
Linhares9348,604/
Llinares935,331/
Lineares9341/
Linaires9321/
Lhinares9321/
Lionares9319/
Linaress938/
Linarres935/
Linaresz935/
Linahres934/
Lienares934/
Linaries932/
Linaares932/
Lignares931/
Linaeres931/
Linaresh931/
Leinares931/
Linasres931/
Liunares931/
Linare92208/
Linhaires883/
Linhatres882/
Linahares881/
Linharess881/
Linhareas881/
Linharees881/
Linarez8629,053/
Lenares86758/
Lunares86205/
Linaris86171/
Lingare8656/
Lineres8629/
Linhare8627/
Lihnare8613/
Linores865/
Linarea864/
Linarer864/
Linarec863/
Linarej862/
Linaret862/
Lynares862/
Linarey861/
Linarze861/
Linatre861/
Linaire861/
Linarei861/
Linarex861/
Lineare860/
Linaresová821/
Llenares80683/
Lenhares80195/
Linharis8016/
Limhares809/
Lengares807/
Linharez806/
Linheres805/
Lieneres805/
Lionaire805/
Llinarès805/
Leenares803/
Lainaree803/
Linhores802/
Lienarez802/
Linhared801/
Linoires801/
Lenaries801/
Leignare801/
Lunhares801/
Linharea801/
Llinarez801/
Llinaris801/
Llinarés801/
Linairis801/
Lingaris801/
Litnaree801/
Lineires801/
Linari772,260/
Linara77103/
Lenare7772/
Linary7731/
Linore773/
Lynare773/
Lināre771/
Linheires756/
Lionarrez752/
Liongaris751/
Linhaurea751/
Lengare714,261/
Lenareu71512/
Lingari71315/
Lainari71169/
Lignore7181/
Lenhare7152/
Lenarez7140/
Lenaris7139/
Lenaire7131/
Linhari7131/
Linaric7122/
Linhara7119/
Legnare7118/
Lunaris7113/
Lainara7112/
Linárez719/
Linario716/
Lenores715/
Lignari715/
Linaryo714/
Lionari714/
Linaraj713/
Linerez713/
Lunarez713/
Liñarez713/
Lynaire712/
Lisnari712/
Lingore712/
Limhare712/
Linariy711/
Lenarie711/
Lenaure711/
Lineris711/
Linarit711/
Lienara711/
Leñares711/
Linoris711/
Lainary711/
Leneres711/
Lunores710/
Leneare710/
Lynarre710/
Lingaraj67469/
Llenarez67277/
Lleneres6711/
Lingaari678/
Lingaray674/
Loingari674/
Linarych672/
Leneures672/
Lingairi672/
Llenaris672/
Linahrit671/
Linarich671/
Lainhary671/
Leangare671/
Lenaitre671/
Lionarii671/
Luinario671/
Leanarez671/
Laineris671/
Lemhares671/
Linaraya671/
Lhingari671/
Loinarra670/

Linares Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linares in the Marathi language
िलनारेसilanaresa-
Linares in the Russian language
Линаресlinares-
Linares in the Arabic language
لينارسlynars-
ليناريسlynarys-

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