Lincohn Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Panama

Lincohn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lincohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Panama71:558,8949,437
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Lincohn (82) may also be a first name.

Lincohn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lincohn is most common in Liberia. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lincohn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lincohn are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 82 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Lincohn is most numerous in: Grand Bassa County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Liberia it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 32 percent are found and Chile, where 18 percent are found.

Lincohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lincohn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lincon922,438/
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Lincoin8635/
Lincong8620/
Lincone864/
Linckon862/
Lincont861/
Lincond861/
Lincomn861/
Linncon861/
Lingcong80387/
Linkon779,272/
Lincan771,301/
Limcon77181/
Lyncon7710/
Lincom775/
Lencon774/
Lincón771/
Lingkon713,383/
Linkone71135/
Lencone7147/
Linkhon7129/
Lincang7125/
Lencong716/
Lincane712/
Linkoun712/
Linkhan712/
Linncom711/
Lhyncon711/
Linkuon711/
Lynconn711/
Lioncan711/
Lingcan711/
Lenconn711/
Linckan711/
Lingcang677/
Lengcong674/
Lingcane674/
Linckang671/

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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
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  • 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 Lincohn
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