Lintau Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Lintau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lintau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Lintau (117) may also be a first name.

Lintau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lintau is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lintau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Lintau is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Lintau are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 864,112th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 117 people.

Lintau is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,474,711. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 70 percent live, Sabah, where 25 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 36 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linta912,176/
Lintu911,301/
Lintault8625/
Linthaut8619/
Linthaud8615/
Lintas83644/
Lintad83358/
Glinta83210/
Lionta83179/
Lintap8365/
Lintea8337/
Lintai8331/
Lintuo8318/
Lintha8317/
Lintus839/
Lintoa839/
Lintah839/
Lintaa835/
Lintou835/
Lintut834/
Lintay833/
Lintta833/
Liontu832/
Lienta832/
Lentau831/
Llinta831/
Lintaj831/
Linttu831/
Lnta807/
Lntu805/
Linthaust800/
Liontou77510/
Lintija7730/
Linteja7713/
Lintoja7712/
Lintayo779/
Lintuhe775/
Lintiya773/
Linthai772/
Lintatt771/
Lintoya771/
Lintupf771/
Lintaya771/
Lenta731,650/
Linto73680/
Lentu7376/
Länta7340/
Limta734/
Lynta732/
Limtu731/
Lntai731/
Lntha731/
Linthout71607/
Linthuis7147/
Linthead7117/
Lintejas7116/
Linthoud7114/
Lenthaus711/
Glinthai711/
Linntead710/
Linthust710/
Lentas67372/
Lentoa67330/
Lintot67304/
Lintho67169/
Lintoe67136/
Linthoudt6788/
Lintop6758/
Lenteu6733/
Lentai6721/
Liento6720/
Lionto6720/
Lintos6716/
Lintie6715/
Lentou6715/
Lintoi6713/
Laentu678/
Lentus678/
Lentad678/
Lintoh676/
Laenta676/
Lentea675/
Lentat674/
Lindtuist673/
Lentha673/
Lentay673/
Lintoy673/
Lindthout672/
Limtou672/
Luinto672/
Lintee671/
Luenta671/
Limtaa671/
Limtuy671/
Lentup671/
Lentuz671/
Lintod671/
Leuntu671/
Limtad671/
Limtat671/
Lintey671/
Lintto671/
Lentap671/

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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 Lintau
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