Lino Surname

4,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Belize

Lino Surname User-submission:

It may mean 'from the pond' or 'linen, musical instrument string'. It could have originated from the Latin Linus, from the Greek limme, which means 'from the pond'.

Alternatively, it may have come from the Greek Línos, the name of one of Apollo's sons, which means 'linen, string, string of a musical instrument'.

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Lino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola22,6771:1,190206
Brazil14,8491:14,417764
Mozambique11,7421:2,322570
Peru10,6541:2,983494
Mexico9,6361:12,8821,190
South Sudan8,4551:1,350273
Ecuador6,3101:2,521448
Sudan6,1601:6,089887
Portugal4,6711:2,230319
Bolivia4,5891:2,313409
Philippines3,9951:25,3413,422
United States2,6841:135,04414,139
Indonesia2,5121:52,6475,858
Kenya2,2591:20,4432,358
Italy1,3301:45,9828,277
Honduras1,2791:6,893549
Argentina1,2131:35,2382,947
Spain1,0541:44,3574,217
Malawi8891:19,2573,006
El Salvador7291:8,702644
Belize6231:571111
Panama5731:6,828717
France4241:156,65724,308
Nicaragua3121:19,298962
Venezuela2751:109,8333,879
Guatemala2371:67,8592,522
Cuba2161:53,3462,130
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Samoa2031:955301
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Benin1781:58,0657,178
Tonga1751:613165
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Uganda1241:314,83321,485
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
Solomon Islands1011:5,743817
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Chile881:200,1876,348
Australia861:313,90427,145
England771:723,61140,488
India741:10,365,748197,751
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Albania581:50,2426,584
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
São Tomé and Príncipe411:4,327374
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Israel301:285,25425,178
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
American Samoa141:3,983910
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Congo71:712,72815,723
Marshall Islands61:8,6371,214
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Micronesia41:26,561731
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Niue11:1,614145
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Liño (43) are calculated separately.

Lino (306,347) may also be a first name.

Lino Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It may mean 'from the pond' or 'linen, musical instrument string'. It could have originated from the Latin Linus, from the Greek limme, which means 'from the pond'.

Alternatively, it may have come from the Greek Línos, the name of one of Apollo's sons, which means 'linen, string, string of a musical instrument'.

- Higor Gabriel Lino Silva

Lino Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lino (Hindi: लीनो, Marathi: लीनो, Oriya: ଲିେନା, Russian: Лино) is most common in Angola. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Liño. For other possible spellings of Lino click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lino? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,565th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,111 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Lino live; 31 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 3,406th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 306,347 people.

The surname is most numerous in Angola, where it is carried by 22,677 people, or 1 in 1,190. Not including Angola this surname occurs in 119 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Mozambique, where 10 percent are found.

Lino Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lino has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,835 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 7,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lino Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lino last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lino surname are 42.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lino earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.84% more than the national average, earning €37,789 per year; in Norway they earn 43.23% less than the national average, earning 196,485 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,874 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.07% more than the national average, earning R 354,252 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.87% more than the national average, earning $29,936,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning $36,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $46,877 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liño9243/
Lingo899,307/
Laino897,689/
Linos891,666/
Linot89439/
Linoi89381/
Linou89366/
Linoy89283/
Ligno89108/
Lisno8953/
Llino8945/
Linoa8939/
Linoh8921/
Linod8911/
Loino8911/
Linoj8910/
Linoz898/
Lihno898/
Linop896/
Linuo894/
Linoo893/
Lhino891/
Litno890/
Liongo801,963/
Lignos801,059/
Lienou80750/
Lignou80532/
Laingo80458/
Lignot80329/
Lainot80284/
Lingoi80249/
Lingoo80183/
Linhou80119/
Loinot80115/
Luingo80115/
Linois80107/
Lingoy8098/
Lainos8074/
Lingou8069/
Linhos8057/
Leingo8051/
Linosz8034/
Lainou8028/
Leinot8026/
Lignoz8019/
Leinos8018/
Lisnoy8016/
Leinou8015/
Linous809/
Linost808/
Llinos806/
Lionoi806/
Linhuo806/
Lingoj805/
Linoop805/
Lainoi804/
Linott802/
Linuos802/
Lainno802/
Loingo802/
Leinuo802/
Linooz801/
Linotz801/
Lainoz801/
Leineo801/
Lisnoi801/
Loinou801/
Loinoz801/
Linoch801/
Hlinos801/
Leinod801/
Lienoh801/
Linosh801/
Lionou801/
Leno7555,598/
Lina7554,424/
Léno75265/
Lèno75176/
Lyno7589/
Lină754/
Leinhos73894/
Lainous73349/
Linhoss7376/
Laingno7355/
Leinhoß7341/
Lignoux7333/
Leingou736/
Leinhop732/
Linhout732/
Lihtnou731/
Loignot731/
Lisnojs731/
Loingoi731/
Llinous731/
Liongou731/
Laãinou731/
Laimnou731/
Laainos731/
Laainou731/
Lingoih731/
Linhost730/
Lithgno730/
Leinous730/
Linga6713,413/
Lengo678,835/
Layno675,243/
Laina673,887/
Leina672,788/
Linas672,476/
Lleno671,660/
Loina671,614/
Lisna671,449/
Laiño671,438/
Lenoh671,062/
Linah67905/
Liona67740/
Lenos67645/
Lenou67640/
Lenoi67340/
Liena67284/
Lenoa67253/
Lenot67244/
Ligna67228/
Luina67226/
Leyno67224/
Lenoy67209/
Hlina67204/
Leuno67202/
Linaa67130/
Linau67119/
Legno67105/
Linat6794/
Llina6759/
Linad6752/
Luiño6746/
Lyono6724/
Lineu6722/
Linap6719/
Leiño6719/
Liñgo6717/
Leisnoch6714/
Lenod6713/
Lyngo6710/
Leinhoss6710/
Lehno679/
Litna678/
Lisná678/
Lainà677/
Lesno676/
Limho675/
Lință675/
Lenoz674/
Laíno674/
Lingaowa674/
Linaz674/
Lijna673/
Lgina672/
Lenoj672/
Lhina672/
Laignoux672/
Lajno672/
Lința672/
Luyno672/
Lynoh671/
Leinhous671/
Letno671/
Liños671/
Loyno671/
Lynou671/
Länos671/
Lénou671/
Lainã671/
Lainò671/
Linhó671/
Hlaingoo671/
Lyhno671/
Leingnoo671/
Lynop670/
Leinhoop670/

Lino Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lino in the Hindi language
लीनोlino-
Lino in the Oriya language
ଲିେନାliena-
Lino in the Marathi language
लीनोlino-
Lino in the Russian language
Линоlino-

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