Linneaus Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Linneaus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Linneaus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Linneaus (12) may also be a first name.

Linneaus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linneaus occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linneaus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Linneaus is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Linneaus live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Linneaus is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Linneaus is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 50 percent live and Nairobi County, where 50 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linneas930/
Linnhaus880/
Linnehuse820/
Linnéus804/
Linnias801/
Linnius801/
Glinias67168/
Lennius672/
Lengnus671/
Lnyas621/
Lnius620/
Lehenius501/
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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 Linneaus
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