Linnaeus Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Linnaeus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Linnaeus (30) may also be a first name.
Linnaeus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linnaeus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Linnaeus (Arabic: ينيوس) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Linnaeus.
How Common Is The Last Name Linnaeus? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Linnaeus reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia. Linnaeus is also the 1,911,214th most common given name at a global level It is held by 30 people.
The last name Linnaeus is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 223,790. In Sweden Linnaeus is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent are found, Jönköping County, where 18 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Linnaeus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Linnaeus in the Arabic language | ||
| ينيوس | ynyws | - |
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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
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- 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 Linnaeus
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