Lingnau Surname

201,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Lingnau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lingnau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6841:47,8066,265
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Canada371:995,82774,831
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Austria221:387,06540,442
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lingnau Last Name Facts

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

Lingnau is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lingnau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lingnau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 201,183rd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,515,459 people. Lingnau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Lingnau live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lingnau is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,684 people, or 1 in 47,806. In Germany Lingnau is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Lingnau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lingnau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 8,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lingnau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lingnau last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Lingnau earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning R 276,360 per year; in United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $54,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingna9251/
Linnau9227/
Lingngu8662/
Linnaus8621/
Lingnay864/
Lingnia862/
Lingnga861/
Lhingnu861/
Lingneu861/
Linnauh860/
Linna833,318/
Linnu8318/
Lengngau801/
Lienneau801/
Linnehau800/
Linnaues800/
Linnhaus800/
Linnas77400/
Linnus77202/
Linnea7765/
Linnap7728/
Linnya7723/
Linnat7723/
Lengnu7718/
Lienna7717/
Glinna7713/
Linnae778/
Linnah775/
Lionna775/
Linnga774/
Linnay774/
Linnéa773/
Lengna772/
Linnia771/
Luinna771/
Linnæa771/
Limgna771/
Gligna771/
Linnai771/
Lingngayo752/
Lnnu732/
Lnau732/
Lgna731/
Lgnu731/
Lnga731/
Lengnui7129/
Glienna7128/
Lenneau7124/
Glineau715/
Linnéus714/
Hlengna712/
Llinnas712/
Lengnuy711/
Linneah711/
Lengnus711/
Linnias711/
Linneus711/
Linnius711/
Linnæus711/
Luinnay711/
Leungna711/
Lengnah711/
Lengnia711/
Liennou711/
Lengnai711/
Lingnee711/
Linneas710/
Linnatt710/
Glina67940/
Lenna67883/
Limnaiou67240/
Lëngu67234/
Linno67220/
Limna67194/
Lyngniuh67111/
Limnu6763/
Glinnaya6738/
Lyngnuih6735/
Lingngoi675/
Lhnga675/
Lynna674/
Llgna672/
Lennu672/
Lnhga671/
Lngai671/
Lingnoiy671/
Lngno671/
Linngayo671/
Lyonneau671/
Glinu671/

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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
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  • 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 Lingnau
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