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

The last name Linham is found most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Linham.

How Common Is The Last Name Linham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 926,175th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name Linham occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Linham are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 279,990. In England Linham is primarily found in: Somerset, where 54 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 9 percent reside and Hampshire, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Linham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Linham surname expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 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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