Linnah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Linnah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Linnah (1,624) may also be a first name.
Linnah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linnah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Linnah is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linnah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Linnah live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 191,561st most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,624 people.
The surname Linnah is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Linnah is most common in: Kiambu County, where 50 percent live and Tana River County, where 50 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linnauh | 92 | 0 | / |
| Linna | 91 | 3,318 | / |
| Linnas | 83 | 400 | / |
| Linnea | 83 | 65 | / |
| Lingna | 83 | 51 | / |
| Lennah | 83 | 31 | / |
| Linnap | 83 | 28 | / |
| Linnau | 83 | 27 | / |
| Linnat | 83 | 23 | / |
| Lienna | 83 | 17 | / |
| Glinna | 83 | 13 | / |
| Lionna | 83 | 5 | / |
| Linnay | 83 | 4 | / |
| Linnga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Linnéa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Linnoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Linnæa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Limnah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lynnah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luinna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Linnai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lnah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lingnau | 77 | 2,073 | / |
| Glienna | 77 | 28 | / |
| Linnaus | 77 | 21 | / |
| Lingnay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Llinnas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lengnah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luinnay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Linneas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Linnatt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lynneah | 77 | 0 | / |
| Glina | 73 | 940 | / |
| Lenna | 73 | 883 | / |
| Linno | 73 | 220 | / |
| Limna | 73 | 194 | / |
| Lynna | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lienneau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Linnhaus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Linney | 67 | 3,257 | / |
| Lennea | 67 | 73 | / |
| Lna | 67 | 51 | / |
| Linnot | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lynnai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lennas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lyonna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Linnop | 67 | 6 | / |
| Linnos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lennay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Limnay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linnei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lengna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lennai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gligna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lennoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linnoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glinay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lennad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glinai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lionno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luenna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leunna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limgna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynnay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Limnha | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lennat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Linnoy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Linnah
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