Linkens Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Linkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium911:126,33718,388
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
England51:11,143,612252,590
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Linkens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linkens occurs most in Belgium. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linkens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linkens is the 910,497th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Linkens live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Linkens is most common in Belgium, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 126,337. In Belgium Linkens is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 75 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 13 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 21 percent reside.

Linkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linkens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linkens last name increased 296 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Linkens last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Linkens earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $39,609 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linckens93171/
Linkins86501/
Lenkens86166/
Glinkins808/
Leunckens7528/
Lemkens71250/
Limkins710/
Linquinst631/
Leenkencht591/
Lemkins5732/
Lynkins575/
Lenkins571/
Lenckins530/

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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 Linkens
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