Linker Surname

84,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Linker Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) Linker may describe one who is left-handed, gawky, or gangling.

Linker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7651:96,27110,761
Germany1,0171:79,16010,003
Netherlands3271:51,6438,869
Israel1571:54,5077,075
Canada801:460,57039,784
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
France361:1,845,076161,051
Australia311:870,82953,581
Chile231:765,93416,989
Belgium201:574,83253,219
England201:2,785,90397,972
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Austria161:532,21549,801
India151:51,137,692512,385
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
China101:136,732,1577,199
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales61:515,75523,171
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belize21:177,7373,502
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4231:118,72011,620

Linker (511) may also be a first name.

Linker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) Linker may describe one who is left-handed, gawky, or gangling.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Linker Last Name Facts

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

Linker (Marathi: लोइंकेर) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Linker.

How Common Is The Last Name Linker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,681st most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,277,844 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Linker live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. Linker is also the 374,142nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 511 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,765 people, or 1 in 96,271. In The United States Linker is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 19 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Linker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Linker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linker last name expanded 890 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Linker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Linker surname is primarily Orthodox (74%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Linker surname are 13.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Linker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning 390,850 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $43,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $51,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lincker92147/
Glinker9233/
Linåker9225/
Lienker9211/
Lingker927/
Linkier922/
Hlinker920/
Lnker911/
Lingåker868/
Linckert868/
Linkhert861/
Linkeart861/
Lenker832,042/
Lincer83429/
Lynker8390/
Lönker8378/
Linkir830/
Linkheart800/
Lyncker77181/
Lenkerd7743/
Lenkert7727/
Lincher7720/
Loenker7719/
Lingkir7710/
Lehnker776/
Lynkert773/
Linquier7199/
Glincher7135/
Lyngåker716/
Lönnåker712/
Lenkehrt710/
Lemker67245/
Lencer67233/
Lincir6745/
Lenkerová6735/
Limkär673/
Lenkerova671/
Lönkir671/
Lincre670/

Linker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linker in the Marathi language
लोइंकेरlo'inkera-

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