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
The last name Linnah is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linnah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Linnah is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Linnah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Linnah are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Linnah is also the 191,561st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 1,624 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 50 percent reside and Tana River County, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.
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
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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 Linnah
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