Linow Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Linow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4521:178,10920,879
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Linów (1) are calculated separately.

Linow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linow is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Linów. Click here to see other potential spellings of Linow.

How Common Is The Last Name Linow? popularity and diffusion

Linow is the 565,092nd most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 13,013,475 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Linow are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 178,109. In Germany Linow is primarily found in: Berlin, where 28 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent are found and Hamburg, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Linow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Linow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linow surname increased 860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Linow surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Linow earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,366 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linów931/
Lisnow9173/
Leinow9137/
Lienow9125/
Lignow9118/
Linowa916/
Lihtnow837/
Littnow830/
Lunow80799/
Linov80424/
Lenow8098/
Linaw8010/
Lünow804/
Linof802/
Linob802/
Linova73678/
Lionov73574/
Luhnow73178/
Leinov7391/
Luenow7366/
Lesnow7337/
Lenowa7334/
Linoff7334/
Lainof7331/
Linhof7330/
Lisnov7319/
Lingov7317/
Limhow7316/
Liunov7314/
Lehnow7311/
Linawe739/
Linovs736/
Lginov736/
Loinov735/
Lainov735/
Hlinov734/
Lienaw734/
Lenowe734/
Litnov733/
Lhinov732/
Letnow732/
Lienov731/
Lignov731/
Lajnow731/
Lihnov731/
Lionova67843/
Linhoff67437/
Leinoff6768/
Lainoff6758/
Lisnoff6738/
Lingova6720/
Hlinova6717/
Leinova6716/
Lainova6714/
Loinova678/
Lihtnov673/
Lionoff673/
Leinhof673/
Hlinovs672/
Lginova672/
Lainosf672/
Linhova672/
Lessnow672/
Linhosf671/
Linhotf671/
Lienhof671/
Lainuws671/
Linhoof670/
Linahaw670/

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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
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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 Linow
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