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 found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lineo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Lineo reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lineo is also the 58,739th most numerous first name in the world, held by 10,651 people.

This surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 16,798. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 45 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 25 percent live and Maseru District, where 13 percent live. Besides Lesotho it is found 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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Footnotes

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