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

The last name Linchu (Hindi: लिन्चु, Tibetan: གླེན་ཅུ་) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linchu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linchu is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Linchu are found; 37 percent are found in East Asia and 37 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Linchu is also the 67,123rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 8,720 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Linchu is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 90 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 33 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

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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