Linjian Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linjian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linjian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan3661:64,057672
China81:170,915,1968,932
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Linjian (26,047) may also be a first name.

Linjian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linjian is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linjian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Linjian is the 760,012th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Linjian are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Linjian is also the 31,002nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 26,047 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 64,057. In Taiwan it is mostly concentrated in: Yilan County, where 19 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 15 percent are found and Taichung City, where 13 percent are found. Other than Taiwan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Linjian
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