Lins Surname

7,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Lins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil68,5391:3,123278
United States1,7041:212,71120,775
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Germany1,5351:52,4476,822
Austria1,1491:7,411933
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Belgium1811:63,51710,203
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
Russia1241:1,162,28385,907
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
India541:14,204,914239,375
Liechtenstein381:1,010123
England341:1,638,76668,634
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
France161:4,151,420237,746
Latvia131:157,69620,118
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Estonia81:165,22626,217
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

The alternate forms: Līns (1) & Líns (1) are calculated separately.

Lins (1,247) may also be a first name.

Lins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lins (Hindi: लिनस, Oriya: ଲିନ୍ସ, Russian: Линс) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Līns or Líns. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lins is the 7,499th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 96,233 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lins are found; 91 percent are found in South America and 91 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 223,669th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,247 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 68,539 people, or 1 in 3,123. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Pernambuco, where 24 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Alagoas, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Angola, where 2 percent are found.

Lins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 811 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lins last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Lins last name are 13.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.44% less than the national average, earning R 58,368 per year; in United States they earn 16.3% more than the national average, earning $50,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning $47,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Līns921/
Líns921/
Linse892,490/
Lions892,047/
Liens89597/
Linss89233/
Glins89137/
Llins8960/
Luins8944/
Linsz8938/
Linås8920/
Linns899/
Linsh892/
Lihns891/
Lns8614/
Lijnse80109/
Linnæs8027/
Linnås8022/
Linsse804/
Liuins803/
Lionæs802/
Hllins801/
Linshe801/
Limnse800/
Linsch800/
Gliens800/
Linz756,628/
Lens756,105/
Linß75942/
Löns75229/
Linx75174/
Lims75120/
Läns7577/
Lüns7566/
Lyns7540/
Lõns7512/
Lnsp753/
Lnns751/
Lnse750/
Linsova732/
Geelins731/
Linsche730/
Lyons67166,419/
Lince674,583/
Linje674,467/
Lense672,855/
Linch672,714/
Glinz67506/
Linze67321/
Lünse67298/
Leens67259/
Limse67232/
Loens67193/
Lenss67190/
Laens67136/
Lynæs6732/
Limås6729/
Lynns6729/
Lenns6724/
Lenæs6722/
Lensh6720/
Lähns6718/
Llens6714/
Lynås6713/
Lehns6713/
Lensz679/
Lienz679/
Lionz677/
Luens673/
Linße672/
Lynsh672/
Löhns671/
Lönås671/
Linshova671/
Ølnæs671/
Linzh671/
Leuns670/
Hlnns670/

Lins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lins in the Oriya language
ଲିନ୍ସlinsa-
Lins in the Hindi language
लिनसlinasa33.33
लिंसlinsa33.33
लिन्सlinsa33.33
Lins in the Russian language
Линсlins-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lins
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