Linné Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Linné Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linné Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5051:19,4991,634
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Linne (3,427) & Linnè (9) are calculated separately.

Linné (13) may also be a first name.

Linné Last Name Facts

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

Linné is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Linne or Linnè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linné? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 567,444th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. The surname Linné is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Linné live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The surname Linné is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 19,499. In Sweden it is most common in: Skåne County, where 31 percent live, Stockholm County, where 16 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent live. Not including Sweden this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linne933,427/
Linnè939/
Linnér91707/
Linnéa913/
Linnét912/
Lionné911/
Linna803,318/
Linny80101/
Linni8052/
Lenné8030/
Linney733,257/
Linner732,794/
Linnet731,400/
Lionne73400/
Glinne73333/
Linnes73309/
Linnie73149/
Glinni73112/
Lienne7399/
Linnea7365/
Lingne7332/
Lionni7321/
Linnee7319/
Lienna7317/
Linnit7314/
Lünnér7312/
Lennér7312/
Linnis7310/
Lienni7310/
Linngi738/
Lynnér735/
Linnio735/
Linnay734/
Lienny733/
Linnei732/
Luinni732/
Linnai731/
Lyonné731/
Lionny731/
Linnæa731/
Linnèr731/
Linneh731/
Linnge731/
Llinne731/
Linnoy730/
Linned730/
Linniy730/
Lingner672,821/
Linnett671,357/
Linnitt6790/
Glinnoy6733/
Linnetz6725/
Linneer6721/
Linnech678/
Linnich677/
Glinnyi676/
Lingnay674/
Glinnyy674/
Linnets673/
Linneid673/
Linnesø672/
Luinnay671/
Lnni671/
Lingnee671/
Glinney671/
Linneys671/
Linness671/
Linneas670/
Lisnney670/
Lnne670/

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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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  • 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 Linné
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