Linchan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Linchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France11:66,422,722504,397
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3811:11,6271,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Linchan (475) may also be a first name.

Linchan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linchan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Linchan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linchan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Linchan live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Linchan is also the 390,402nd most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 475 people.

It is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Linchan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linchan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linchan surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linchan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

Linchan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 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 Linchan
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