Lineo Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lineo Surname Definition:

Lineo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: gift.

Lineo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1211:16,7983,604
Chile191:927,18319,125
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Bolivia141:758,3174,521
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Lineo (10,651) may also be a first name.

Lineo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lineo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: gift.

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Lineo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lineo (Russian: Линео) is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lineo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lineo is the 1,185,157th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Lineo reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 58,739th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 10,651 people.

The last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 16,798. In Lesotho Lineo is mostly concentrated in: Leribe District, where 45 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 25 percent live and Maseru District, where 13 percent live. Barring Lesotho Lineo exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 10 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lineho911/
Leineo911/
Lioneo910/
Lingeo910/
Lineood831/
Lineosh830/
Linea80339/
Linio80250/
Ligno80108/
Linjo8079/
Linho8063/
Linyo8029/
Leneo8015/
Luneo801/
Laineaho779/
Linehoss770/
Lignos731,059/
Lainio73612/
Lignou73532/
Lignot73329/
Lainjo73241/
Linhou73119/
Lainho7377/
Lingea7348/
Linjos7331/
Leinjo7324/
Lignoz7319/
Lingio7319/
Linjoh7318/
Leinio7314/
Lionjo7312/
Linyos739/
Loinyo738/
Linhuo736/
Linyot735/
Lainea734/
Luinyo733/
Lainyo733/
Lengeo732/
Lienjo731/
Lineha731/
Leinyo731/
Leneao731/
Layneo731/
Luinio731/
Linios731/
Lionyo731/
Lisnio731/
Lignio730/
Ligneau67478/
Laingno6755/
Liño6743/
Lignoux6733/
Lainjoh6712/
Leinjoh6711/
Linggio671/
Loignot671/
Lineeas671/
Linehau670/
Lithgno670/

Lineo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lineo in the Russian language
Линеоlineo-

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