Linnian Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linnian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linnian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China61:227,886,92811,701
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Linnian (1,169) may also be a first name.

Linnian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linnian is borne by more people in China than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linnian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Linnian occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Linnian reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Linnian is also the 232,342nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 1,169 people.

It is most commonly held in China, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 227,886,928. Excluding China Linnian is found in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 14 percent live.

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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 Linnian
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