Linnu Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Linnu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linnu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Linnu (3,694) may also be a first name.

Linnu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linnu occurs in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linnu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Linnu occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Linnu are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Linnu is also the 116,043rd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 3,694 people.

The surname Linnu is most commonly used in Estonia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 165,226. Beside Estonia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 44 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linnus91202/
Linnau9127/
Lnnu892/
Lingnau832,073/
Linnaus8321/
Liennou831/
Linnæus831/
Linneus831/
Lingneu831/
Linnauh830/
Limnu8063/
Lennu802/
Glinu801/
Linnhaus770/
Lnu75113/
Glinou7359/
Lennui7332/
Lengnu7318/
Linnoe734/
Lenngu733/
Lennus733/
Limnuy732/
Limnou731/
Lennuy731/
Linnoo731/
Lennup731/
Lennou731/
Limnus730/
Lengnui6729/
Lennous677/
Lnus673/
Lnau672/
Lengnus671/
Lnhu671/
Lnud671/
Lnuh671/
Lnux671/
Lgnu671/
Lengnuy671/
Hlnu671/
Lenneus670/

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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 Linnu
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