Linham Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Linham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:279,99021,818
Australia281:964,13257,058
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Linham Last Name Facts

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

Linham occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 926,175th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Linham are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 279,990. In England Linham is mostly found in: Somerset, where 54 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 9 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Linham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Linham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Linham surname rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Linham Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Linham earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $51,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lineham921,239/
Linaham928/
Linhamn921/
Leinham920/
Liniham920/
Lienham920/
Luinham920/
Linam911,404/
Lingaham862/
Luineham860/
Lingam8325,342/
Lynham83775/
Lenham83267/
Liname83152/
Linhan83118/
Lunham8384/
Litnam8347/
Luinam8327/
Linjam835/
Liniam835/
Lignam831/
Lainam831/
Linaim831/
Lienam830/
Linahm830/
Leinneham800/
Linehan779,414/
Laingam771,047/
Linihan77958/
Linahan77422/
Lyneham77171/
Leneham7745/
Lingamm7735/
Loingam7733/
Leingam7729/
Lingaam7717/
Leniham7717/
Luingam7715/
Linheim7713/
Lenaham778/
Lenhame776/
Lingiam776/
Llingam774/
Lainame772/
Leinhan771/
Linhand771/
Linhang771/
Linhome771/
Laynham771/
Linhann771/
Lenhamm771/
Leanham770/
Leynham770/
Lynam736,818/
Linan732,055/
Lunam73966/
Lenam73205/
Linom7314/
Liñam732/
Linañ731/
Lingahan711,207/
Lisnahan71270/
Linhasin7143/
Linyahan7113/
Linhoume715/
Liniohan715/
Hlaingam712/
Leinihan711/
Linehang711/
Linihand711/
Leithnam711/
Linyohan711/
Linehann711/
Linhayon711/
Linehane710/
Linhehan710/
Leinehan710/
Luinehan710/
Lingan674,686/
Luenam671,728/
Linome671,604/
Linang671,300/
Lengam671,083/
Lingom67778/
Linane67573/
Limhan67557/
Linian67554/
Linyan67398/
Lienan67390/
Linant67376/
Leinan67241/
Lainan67177/
Litnan67135/
Lignan67111/
Lisnan6783/
Leenam6763/
Lenhan6758/
Leunam6733/
Lynaum6726/
Linand6721/
Linjan6713/
Linean6713/
Linjom6713/
Linaun6711/
Lenamh6710/
Lunnam677/
Leniam675/
Limhom674/
Lehnam673/
Lionan673/
Lyhnam672/
Lenjam672/
Lyngam671/
Lineum671/
Leithtnam671/
Loinan671/
Lesnam671/
Lemham671/
Linaan671/
Linhoumme671/
Legnam671/
L'Linehan671/
Lignom671/
Linahn671/
Lunhom671/
Leanam671/
Luinan670/
Linann670/
Lainnahan670/
Lynhan670/
Linhon670/

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