Linde Surname

19,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Linde Surname Definition:

(English, Swedish) Dweller by the lime tree; linden tree.

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Linde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,6121:10,5761,328
United States3,9271:92,29910,372
Sweden2,7041:3,642348
South Africa2,3841:22,7262,887
Spain2,0471:22,8392,447
Latvia1,4931:1,373120
Philippines1,3571:74,60412,888
Denmark1,2481:4,523402
Malawi8631:19,8373,086
Netherlands8441:20,0093,156
Norway4271:12,0431,365
Poland4081:93,15914,313
Canada3891:94,71910,322
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Australia2431:111,09312,380
Estonia2301:5,747640
France2091:317,81248,279
Brazil1921:1,114,97038,938
Russia1711:842,82568,228
Benin1601:64,5987,911
England1401:397,98627,485
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
Finland1021:53,8896,425
Zimbabwe1011:152,85419,365
Zambia871:182,18312,338
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
Guatemala701:229,7524,015
Aruba461:2,250326
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Chile371:476,12112,335
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Austria251:340,61736,996
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
India141:54,790,384527,769
China101:136,732,1577,199
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Greenland71:8,054710
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malta11:430,2723,380
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:166,28715,069

The alternate forms: Lindé (188) & Lindè (1) are calculated separately.

Linde (6,582) may also be a first name.

Linde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Swedish) Dweller by the lime tree; linden tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: lime tree.

Origin: German, Swedish.

Linder is a German name given to someone who lives beside a grove of lime trees. Linder was first found in the Lower Rhine. In the 18th century many Linders emmigrated to the USA. Some people with the last name Linder changed it to Linde. Many people with the last name Linder changed it to Linde and moved to South Africa.

  • Hannus von der Linde - 1440
  • Johann van Lynder - 1528
  • Hermann Lindeman - 1335
  • Hans Georg Linder - 1686
- mikeydino

A Scottish surname, mostly found in the south west. It means 'waterfall'. Many Lindes emmigrated to South Africa and Ireland.

- mikeydino

Linde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linde (Arabic: ندّة, Marathi: िंलडे, Oriya: ଲିେ, Russian: Линде) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Lindé or Lindè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linde? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,343rd most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 256,477 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Linde reside; 31 percent reside in Western Europe and 30 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Linde is also the 80,739th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 6,582 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 7,612 people, or 1 in 10,576. In Germany Linde is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Sweden, where 10 percent live.

Linde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Linde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Linde surname expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 778 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Linde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (63%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Linde surname are 14.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Linde earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning 333,798 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 180.55% more than the national average, earning R 666,696 per year; in United States they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $47,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $49,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindé93188/
Lindè931/
Linder9144,919/
Lindhe911,239/
Lindes91662/
Lindie91662/
Lindez91448/
Lionde91357/
Lindey91312/
Lindet91263/
Lindee91241/
Lindøe91152/
Liende9146/
Lindje9116/
Luinde9111/
Glinde917/
Lindeh915/
Lindeu913/
Lindep912/
Lindea911/
Lindée911/
Hlinde911/
Lindeis8330/
Lindeer8316/
Lindher839/
Glindee835/
Lindhed834/
Lindett833/
Lindeås833/
Lindhei833/
Lindeat832/
Lindeha831/
Linnder831/
Lisndey831/
Llinder831/
Lindije831/
L'Linde831/
Linderå831/
Lindest831/
Lindeår831/
Liendeh831/
Ålinder831/
Lindhie831/
Linda8067,476/
Lende8019,894/
Lindi802,999/
Lynde801,814/
Lindy801,213/
Lndhe802/
Limde802/
Lınde801/
Lndee801/
Lindä801/
Lindeisz7734/
Lindehøj773/
Lliendie771/
Lindheat770/
Lindio731,158/
Lendhe73927/
Lindhé73297/
Lendes73234/
Lienda73221/
Lindai73208/
Lendez73186/
Luende73178/
Linday73127/
Luindi7398/
Lendeh7397/
Lendea7376/
Liendi7364/
Lündee7358/
Llende7352/
Lindis7349/
Lindér7344/
Laende7339/
Lindaa7338/
Lindoy7333/
Lindoi7331/
Lendey7329/
Lindih7329/
Lennde7327/
Linnda7324/
Lendge7322/
Loende7322/
Lindit7320/
Lindha7316/
Lendje7316/
Lindéh7311/
Lindøy7311/
Lendie7310/
Lindiš7310/
Líndez739/
Lhindi739/
Liondy738/
Llinda737/
Lendep737/
Liondi737/
Lyndie736/
Lyndee735/
Lindys735/
Leunde734/
Lendei734/
Lhende733/
Lendeu733/
Leende732/
Liendy732/
Lendet732/
Hlinda732/
Lindoa732/
Limdee732/
Lynnde731/
Lended731/
Hlende731/
Glindy731/
Lyonde731/
Lendee731/
Lünder731/
Lindhi731/
Lindid731/
Léndez731/
Líndes731/
Linndy730/
Hållinder7143/
Lindehejd712/
Lindaya67240/
Lindaay6788/
Lindait6786/
Lindhøj6771/
Lendech6761/
Lindish6739/
Lindich6719/
Laendhe6710/
Loendhe678/
Lindaja678/
Lindhér678/
Llindis677/
Lenndhe676/
Lendhey676/
Lnda676/
Lindhoy675/
Lindhøy675/
Lindays672/
Lndi672/
Lindoha672/
Lindois672/
Lindaia672/
Lindgay671/
Laendey671/
Lendets671/
Lennder671/
Lindauy671/
Llendez671/
Llinday671/
Leundee671/
Lndy671/
Liondio671/
Laendie671/
Lindhay670/
Lindais670/
Lendeas670/
Lintday670/

Linde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linde in the Oriya language
ଲିେlie-
Linde in the Marathi language
िंलडेinlade60
लडेlade40
Linde in the Russian language
Линдеlinde-
Linde in the Arabic language
ندّةndt-
ندّهndh-
ندةndt-
ليندةlyndt-
ليندهlyndh-
ندهndh-

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Linde Reference & Research

Lind DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lind FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Linde
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