Linev Surname

363,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Linev Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Lin, meaning 'tragedy'.

Linev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8611:167,39019,043
Bulgaria681:102,6316,160
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Linev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Lin, meaning 'tragedy'.

- Junie

Linev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linev (Russian: Линев) occurs most in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linev is the 363,083rd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,324,167 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Linev reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Linev is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 861 people, or 1 in 167,390. In Russia Linev is most prevalent in: Ryazan Oblast, where 42 percent are found, Moscow, where 10 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 7 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Linev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Linev surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lineva91893/
Lineev9119/
Linaev9112/
Lisnev918/
Litnev916/
Linevs914/
Lainev913/
Lijnev912/
Liniev911/
Litnevs8317/
Lisneev835/
Lioneva831/
Lunev809,335/
Lynev80436/
Linov80424/
Lenev80300/
Linep807/
Linav804/
Liniv803/
Lineb801/
Linevová771/
Linyov73752/
Lytnev73717/
Lyneva73427/
Leneva73416/
Letnev73175/
Leinov7391/
Luneev7341/
Lesnev7331/
Lunaev7331/
Lejnev7321/
Liunov7314/
Liniov7310/
Hlynev737/
Lainov735/
Loinov735/
Lenaev734/
Leniev734/
Hlinov734/
Legnev733/
Lunnev733/
Lyonev732/
Leneev732/
Lyunev732/
Lhinov732/
Linhåv732/
Liniew731/
Lyhnev731/
Lyneev731/
Lihnov731/
Linhav731/
Lingep731/
Lenevs731/
Lysnev731/
Laynev731/
Lienov731/
Luniev731/
Lingew730/
Lineew730/
Litnew730/
Leinebø6777/
Lesneev6725/
Hlyneva6713/
Lejneva678/
Lehynev674/
Lysneev673/
Hlytnev672/
Lyunaev672/
Leitniv671/
Legneev671/
Litneaw670/
Lainepe670/

Linev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linev in the Russian language
Линевlinev-

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