Linchu Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Linchu (8,720) may also be a first name.

Linchu Last Name Facts

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

Linchu (Hindi: लिन्चु, Tibetan: གླེན་ཅུ་) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linchu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linchu is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Linchu reside; 37 percent reside in East Asia and 37 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Linchu is also the 67,123rd most commonly used forename globally, borne by 8,720 people.

It is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 90 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 33 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linchou923/
Lienchu922/
Linchus922/
Lainchu921/
Leinchu921/
Lincu91512/
Linchutt864/
Lintchou861/
Linzhu83337/
Limchu8399/
Lincou8346/
Linshu8334/
Lincau8311/
Lincui838/
Lunchu838/
Lenchu837/
Linceu835/
Șlincu831/
Linciu831/
Lindschau8051/
Linzhou77568/
Lenchau7747/
Lenchus7726/
Linshui778/
Linshus776/
Linshou775/
Linchoe774/
Lincius772/
Lintshu771/
Lencheu771/
Luinshu771/
Lentchu771/
Linxu731,897/
Linsu73790/
Linju7393/
Lencu7316/
Linzu7314/
Limhu734/
Linţu731/
Lıncu731/
Lenschau71141/
Lentchou7122/
Limschou7111/
Lentcheu712/
Lencou67132/
Lencau67129/
Linzou6762/
Linjau6733/
Linsau6730/
Luinzu6727/
Linzau6726/
Lenzschau6723/
Lingiu6716/
Linsou6711/
Limshu6710/
Linsiu677/
Lintsu675/
Lemchu672/
Linsuy672/
Linzeu671/
Lehnschau671/
Lentschau671/
Lnchoo671/
Linsus670/

Linchu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linchu in the Hindi language
लिन्चुlincu-
Linchu in the Tibetan language
གླེན་ཅུ་lenchu50
གླེན་ཅུང་།lenchung50

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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 Linchu
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