Linić Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Linić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2061:20,5274,235
Serbia271:264,62814,268
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Linic (181) are calculated separately.

Linić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linić is found most frequently in Croatia. It may occur as: Linic. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linić? popularity and diffusion

Linić is the 1,048,281st most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Linić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is held by 206 people, or 1 in 20,527. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 89 percent reside, Istria County, where 4 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 3 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 11 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linic93181/
Lisnić9130/
Lenić80171/
Liniz806/
Linich73426/
Letnić7327/
Lesnić7318/
Linitz7315/
Leiniz7312/
Linics739/
Linicz737/
Lujnić735/
Lineci731/
Luiniz731/
Linitš731/
Ligniz731/
Lainiz731/
Lieniz730/
Linits730/
Leinich67105/
Lignitz6769/
Lingitz6740/
Leinitz6726/
Linitch678/
Lainiez673/
Linitse671/
Lionich671/
Lainich670/

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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 Linić
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