Lindeque Surname

124,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lindeque Surname Definition:

“Branch of a Linden” (Lime tree.) From Swedish “Lindequist”.

Lindeque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,5001:15,4791,949
England791:705,29239,851
Australia281:964,13257,058
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Lindequë (1) & Lindequé (1) are calculated separately.

Lindeque (17) may also be a first name.

Lindeque Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Branch of a Linden” (Lime tree.) From Swedish “Lindequist”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Lindeque Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lindeque is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Lindequë or Lindequé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindeque? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 124,538th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,991,133 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Lindeque live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lindeque is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The surname Lindeque is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,500 people, or 1 in 15,479. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 43 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 13 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Lindeque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lindeque surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lindeque earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 96.21% more than the national average, earning R 466,260 per year and in United States they earn 111.23% more than the national average, earning $91,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindequë961/
Lindequé961/
Lindeqe931/
Lindique8859/
Lindegue882/
Lindaque881/
Lindeq861/
Lindeke80359/
Lindequist78125/
Lindecke75722/
Lindeker754/
Lindeeks750/
Lindecker71687/
Lindek7163/
Lindeg7110/
Lindekeit718/
Lindex711/
Lindiq711/
Lindeck6762/
Lendeke6710/
Lindice6710/
Lindike678/
Lindoke674/
Lindegg673/
Lindeka673/
Lindyce671/
Lindake671/

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