Linqian Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linqian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Linqian Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Linqian (11,873) may also be a first name.

Linqian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linqian is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linqian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Linqian are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 54,606th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 11,873 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 1,674,625. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Taichung City, where 57 percent live, Keelung City, where 14 percent live and Chiayi County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan Linqian exists in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linqiang9336/
Lingqian931/
Lingqiang881/
Linqiong809/
Limkian711/
Lincayon671/
Lingcayon631/
Linnchean630/
Glinkajhon591/
Linceon571/
Lynchehan5027/
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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 Linqian
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