Linfan Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan821:285,9122,346
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Linfan (6,673) may also be a first name.

Linfan Last Name Facts

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

Linfan is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linfan? popularity and diffusion

Linfan is the 2,061,309th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Linfan live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Linfan is also the 80,038th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 6,673 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 285,912. In Taiwan Linfan is primarily concentrated in: Hsinchu County, where 24 percent are found, Taipei City, where 18 percent are found and Taichung City, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Taiwan this surname is found in one country. It is also common in China, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linfang92170/
Glinfan921/
Lenfan831/
Linfon831/
Lenfant775,076/
Linphan77108/
L'enfan7714/
Lenfane773/
Linfong772/
Limfang771/
L'enfant71150/
Linphang716/
Lionfoun711/
Lenfon6712/
Limphan62372/
Linphon6298/
Lynfong622/
Lemnfon621/
Lenphan621/
Lenphane5711/
Laemfaun5710/
Limphant576/
Liemphan571/
Limphane571/
Lenphachen504/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Linfan
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