Lindo Surname

14,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Lindo Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lindall,' in Furness, North Lancashire, a hamlet two miles from Ulverston. This became Lindaw, and then Lindow. Thus in the same district Presow (as a surname) represents the older Preesall, and Picthaw stands for Picthall.

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Lindo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,2251:19,3762,357
United States4,3011:84,2739,543
Jamaica3,8981:736141
Angola2,7611:9,7751,207
Israel2,6981:3,172433
Peru2,6901:11,8161,612
Guatemala2,4271:6,627837
Nicaragua1,6971:3,548467
Brazil1,0721:199,6967,692
Spain1,0191:45,8804,341
England9971:55,8866,770
DR Congo9301:79,4409,181
Mexico8831:140,5734,483
Colombia7951:60,0932,829
Honduras7861:11,217672
Canada6651:55,4076,565
Ecuador6341:25,0883,304
Portugal5941:17,5391,274
Indonesia4451:297,18926,432
Panama4101:9,542873
Venezuela2981:101,3563,710
Costa Rica2771:17,257657
Afghanistan1711:188,0303,644
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Serbia1411:50,6734,911
Guyana1111:6,8671,144
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Bermuda901:725108
El Salvador881:72,0901,444
India641:11,985,397216,293
Belize551:6,4631,030
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Australia501:539,91440,287
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Barbados321:8,983725
France321:2,075,710171,237
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Bosnia and Herzegovina281:126,3009,326
United States Virgin Islands271:4,088658
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Qatar191:124,10514,725
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Cayman Islands161:3,993538
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Wales51:618,90625,852
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Montserrat21:2,474299
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Anguilla11:13,436792
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Lỉndõ (1) are calculated separately.

Lindo (5,676) may also be a first name.

Lindo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lindall,' in Furness, North Lancashire, a hamlet two miles from Ulverston. This became Lindaw, and then Lindow. Thus in the same district Presow (as a surname) represents the older Preesall, and Picthaw stands for Picthall. Lindow has crossed the Duddon into Cumberland.

1546. Baptised — Elizabeth Lindoe: Reg. Ulverston.

Kataran Lindoe: ibid.

George Lindo, or Lyndoe, of Urswick, 1593: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Margaret Lindowe, of Ulverston, 1598: ibid.

James Lindall, of Ulverston, Furness, 1661: ibid.

Elizabeth Lindaw, of Aradfoot, Ulverston, 1662: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Lime-Tree [Bluff or Ridge [Old English lind + hó, a (projecting) ridge, &c.] There is a Lindow (End) in Cheshire.

Canon Bardsley, who was Vicar of Ulverston, records that Lindall (or Lin­dale), the name of a hamlet near that place, was locally weakened into Lindaw and then Lindow.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Naturalized from Portugal. The same as Lind.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Spanish.) Neat, spruce, fine.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lindo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lindo (Arabic: ليندو, Marathi: िंलडो, Russian: Линдо) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lỉndõ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,989th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 196,118 people. Lindo is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Lindo are found; 16 percent are found in North America and 15 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Lindo is also the 88,769th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 5,676 people.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 5,225 people, or 1 in 19,376. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 36 percent live, Central Luzon, where 15 percent live and Davao Region, where 12 percent live. Barring The Philippines it exists in 103 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Jamaica, where 10 percent live.

Lindo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lindo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,974 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,246 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lindo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lindo surname are 42.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lindo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,049 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $23,357,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $57,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liendo9118,741/
Lindop911,869/
Lindou91705/
Glindo91509/
Liondo91270/
Lindos9182/
Lindoo9174/
Lindoy9133/
Lindoi9131/
Luindo9129/
Lindoh9113/
Lindot916/
Lindoa912/
Llindo911/
Lndo890/
Lỉndõ871/
Lindopp8323/
Lindhoy835/
Liondou834/
Lindous833/
Lindout833/
Lindoha832/
Lindois832/
Lindoos832/
Lindoth832/
Lindgoh832/
Lindhoz831/
Lienndo831/
Linndoo831/
Liondoh831/
Lindoss830/
Linda8067,476/
Lendo809,330/
Lyndo80101/
Limdo8025/
Lndho801/
Lindhout772,041/
Lindhoud77101/
Lindhost772/
Lindau734,074/
Lindah73666/
Luendo73664/
Lyndoh73663/
Luinda73387/
Lendos73361/
Lindas73247/
Lienda73221/
Luundo73198/
Glinda73132/
Lionda7366/
Lendou7348/
Lindaa7338/
Lendot7325/
Linnda7324/
Lendoh7318/
Lindap7316/
Lindha7316/
Leundo7314/
Laendo7311/
Lindad7310/
Lyndho7310/
Llinda737/
Lendop737/
Lendoy736/
Lendoo736/
Loendo735/
Leendo734/
Lenduo733/
Lindeu733/
Hlinda732/
Lendoi732/
Llendo732/
Limdoy731/
Lindaz731/
Lindat731/
Lyndou731/
Lendoz731/
Limdou731/
Lindaâ731/
Lendoa731/
Lindhoudt7121/
Lindaas67315/
Liendah6741/
Lindeau6739/
Lyndgoh677/
Lnda676/
Luindah673/
Lendott671/
Leundou671/
Luendoh671/
Lindauy671/
Lindass671/
Llindau671/
Lyndopp670/
Lindaus670/
Lindach670/

Lindo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lindo in the Marathi language
िंलडोinlado-
Lindo in the Russian language
Линдоlindo-
Lindo in the Arabic language
ليندوlyndw-

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