Linsmith Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Linsmith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Linsmith 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
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Linsmith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linsmith is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linsmith? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linsmith is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Linsmith are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Linsmith is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Linsmith is most common in: Indiana, where 67 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Maine, where 17 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 33 percent live.

Linsmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Linsmith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Linsmith last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
Lindsmith945/
Lnsmith931/
Lensmith8812/
Lynnsmith821/
Linschmidt780/
Lenshmit751/
Lenshmidt7184/
Lenschmidt6739/
Länschmidt671/
Linsmer670/
Lenshmydt595/
Lenchmidt591/
Leensma5339/
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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 Linsmith
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