Linkas Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Linkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway241:214,26224,079
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Linkas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linkas (Russian: Линкас) is most common in Norway. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linkas? popularity and diffusion

Linkas is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Linkas is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Linkas reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 214,262. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Norway Linkas occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Linkas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Linkas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linkas last name increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linkas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Linkas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.89% more than the national average, earning 459,917 kr per year and in United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lingkas9213/
Linkaus922/
Linkase921/
Linkhaus860/
Lenkas83117/
Linkos834/
Lincas831/
Linkous773,890/
Lengkas7754/
Lingcas775/
Linkuos773/
Linkeis771/
Linkoos771/
Lenkash770/
Lingkost716/
Linkouse715/
Llinkous711/
Lincos672/
Lnkosz671/
Lenkos671/
Linkhouse670/
Lenckos6215/
Luencas6213/
Lengkos623/
Limkous622/
Lincous622/
Lenkois621/
Lemkass621/
Lenckosz5725/
Lincox501/

Linkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linkas in the Russian language
Линкасlinkas-

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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 Linkas
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