Linh Surname
Approximately 105,524 people bear this surname
Linh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 104,443 | 1:887 | 90 |
| Thailand | 321 | 1:220,057 | 36,979 |
| United States | 315 | 1:1,150,663 | 82,561 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Cambodia | 41 | 1:377,735 | 3,805 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Linh (2,003,446) may also be a first name.
Linh Demographics
Average Male Linh Height
173.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Linh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Linh (Arabic: ينه) is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Linh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Linh is the 5,374th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,061 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Linh are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Linh is also the 311th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 2,003,446 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Vietnam, where it is held by 104,443 people, or 1 in 887. In Vietnam it is mostly concentrated in: Southeast, where 26 percent reside, Red River Delta, where 23 percent reside and Northeast, where 13 percent reside. Other than Vietnam this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Linh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Linh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Linh last name grew 3,938 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Linh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Linh are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.
The amount Linh earn in different countries varies notably. In Vietnam they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning 79,618,900 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $45,600 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Linh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Linh in the Arabic language | ||
| ينه | ynh | - |
| لنه | lnh | - |
| لينه | lynh | - |
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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 Linh
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