Linns Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Linns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Linns (14) may also be a first name.

Linns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linns occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Linns live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Linns is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 14 people.

The surname Linns is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 67 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 33 percent reside. Other than Brazil Linns occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.

Linns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Linns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Linns surname fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linnæs9127/
Linnås9122/
Lins8975,728/
Lnns891/
Linse802,490/
Lions802,047/
Liens80597/
Linss80233/
Glins80137/
Llins8060/
Luins8044/
Linsz8038/
Lynns8029/
Lenns8024/
Linås8020/
Linsh802/
Lihns801/
Hlnns800/
Lns7514/
Lijnse73109/
Lyonns7323/
Lennse7321/
Lynnæs7316/
Lønnås737/
Linsse734/
Liuins733/
Lennås732/
Lionæs732/
Hllins731/
Linshe731/
Leenns731/
Gliens730/
Limnse730/
Linnch730/
Linsch730/
Linz676,628/
Lens676,105/
Linß67942/
Löns67229/
Linx67174/
Lims67120/
Läns6777/
Lüns6766/
Lyns6740/
Lõns6712/
Lnsp673/
Linsova672/
Líns671/
Geelins671/
Līns671/
Lnnx671/
Lnse670/
Linsche670/

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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 Linns
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