Lindi Surname

147,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lindi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lindi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1351:46,6455,262
South Africa7221:75,0389,313
Indonesia3091:427,99135,899
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Zambia1041:152,40310,889
Romania911:220,63621,526
Niger511:376,31410,650
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Norway381:135,32317,347
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Finland301:183,22315,926
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lindi (12,327) may also be a first name.

Lindi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lindi (Georgian: ლინდი, Marathi: िंलडी, Oriya: ଲିି, Russian: Линди) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 147,599th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,429,992 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Lindi reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 53,197th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 12,327 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,135 people, or 1 in 46,645. In Tanzania it is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 36 percent reside, Singida Region, where 27 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 17 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Lindi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Lindi earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 14.48% less than the national average, earning 295,954 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning R 214,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindio911,158/
Lindie91662/
Lindai91208/
Luindi9198/
Liendi9164/
Lindis9149/
Lindoi9131/
Lindih9129/
Lindit9120/
Lindiš9110/
Lhindi919/
Liondi917/
Lindhi911/
Lindid911/
Lndi892/
Lindait8386/
Lindish8339/
Lindeis8330/
Lindich8319/
Llindis837/
Lindhei833/
Lindois832/
Lindaia832/
Lindije831/
Lindhie831/
Liondio831/
Lindais830/
Linda8067,476/
Linde8028,414/
Lendi803,798/
Lindy801,213/
Lindé80188/
Limdi8091/
Lyndi809/
Lndai803/
Lindä801/
Lindè801/
Lnhdi801/
Lindisch7741/
Lindeisz7734/
Linduist771/
Lliendie771/
Lindaitė771/
Linder7344,919/
Lendio735,006/
Lindhe731,239/
Lindes73662/
Lindez73448/
Lionde73357/
Lindey73312/
Lindhé73297/
Lindet73263/
Lindee73241/
Lienda73221/
Lindøe73152/
Lendis73140/
Linday73127/
Lendii7368/
Liende7346/
Lindér7344/
Lindaa7338/
Lendit7336/
Lindoy7333/
Linnda7324/
Lendai7319/
Lindha7316/
Lindje7316/
Lindéh7311/
Luinde7311/
Lindøy7311/
Luundi7310/
Lendie7310/
Lendhi738/
Liondy738/
Llinda737/
Glinde737/
Lyndie736/
Lindys735/
Laendi735/
Lindeh735/
Lendid735/
Lendei734/
Lindeu733/
Lendiy732/
Liendy732/
Lendoi732/
Hlinda732/
Lemndi732/
Lindoa732/
Lindep732/
Lyndio732/
Lynndi731/
Lindea731/
Glindy731/
Lindée731/
Lyondi731/
Hlinde731/
Lendiz731/
Lhimdi731/
Hlendi731/
Luendi731/
Linndy730/
Lindaya67240/
Lendich67174/
Lindaay6788/
Lindhøj6771/
Lendait6739/
Lendais6720/
Lindeer6716/
Lindher679/
Lindaja678/
Lindhér678/
Lnda676/
Lindhoy675/
Lindhøy675/
Glindee675/
Lindhed674/
Lindett673/
Lindeås673/
Lindays672/
Lindeat672/
Lindoha672/
Lindeha671/
Lindgay671/
Linnder671/
Lisndey671/
Lindauy671/
Llinday671/
Llinder671/
L'Linde671/
Linderå671/
Lindest671/
Lindeår671/
Liendeh671/
Ålinder671/
Lndy671/
Laendie671/
Lindhay670/
Lendish670/
Lintday670/

Lindi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lindi in the Georgian language
ლინდიlindi-
Lindi in the Oriya language
ଲିିlii-
Lindi in the Marathi language
िंलडीinladi-
Lindi in the Russian language
Линдиlindi-

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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 Lindi
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