Linlan Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1281:183,1621,601
China41:341,830,39216,990
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Linlan (6,664) may also be a first name.

Linlan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linlan occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linlan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Linlan is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Linlan are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Linlan is also the 80,104th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 6,664 people.

The last name is most common in Taiwan, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 183,162. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Yilan County, where 26 percent live, Taichung City, where 16 percent live and New Taipei City, where 15 percent live. Other than Taiwan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Linlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linlan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linlian92117/
Linllan929/
Linlang923/
Linland922/
Linlane920/
Luinlan920/
Linliang86184/
Lienllan8696/
Linlam833/
Limlan831/
Linlong7720/
Limlian774/
Limlane771/
Linlhong715/
Lemland6222/
Lenlond621/
Lemlajn621/
Lemlam5015/
Limlon501/

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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 Linlan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis