Lintu Surname

293,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Finland

Lintu Surname User-submission:

The Lintu surname in Finnish means 'bird'. Origin most likely in Karelia.

Lintu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Finland3031:18,1412,584
Tanzania2511:210,92317,752
Romania1141:176,12218,089
Taiwan771:304,4772,465
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India171:45,121,493474,784
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Lintu (4,088) may also be a first name.

Lintu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lintu surname in Finnish means 'bird'. Origin most likely in Karelia.

- neithansk

Lintu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lintu (Bengali: লিন্টু, Hindi: लिन्टू, Marathi: िंलटू, Russian: Линту) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lintu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lintu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 293,533rd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,601,496 people. Lintu is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Lintu are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 35 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 108,869th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 4,088 people.

This last name is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Excluding Bangladesh this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lintau9145/
Lintus919/
Lintou915/
Lintut914/
Liontu912/
Linttu911/
Lntu895/
Liontou83510/
Lintuhe835/
Lintupf831/
Lentu8076/
Limtu801/
Linthout77607/
Linthuis7747/
Lintault7725/
Linthaut7719/
Linthaud7715/
Linthoud7714/
Linthust770/
Lintoe73136/
Lenteu7333/
Lentou7315/
Lentus738/
Laentu738/
Limtou732/
Leuntu731/
Lentau731/
Lentuz731/
Lentup731/
Limtuy731/
Linthoudt7188/
Lindtuist713/
Lindthout712/
Linthaust710/
Linthoe6716/
Lentush6710/
Leuntou672/
Lentuch671/
Limthuy671/
Limthui671/
Lindthoudt671/

Lintu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lintu in the Bengali language
লিন্টুlintu-
Lintu in the Hindi language
लिन्टूlintu75
लिन्टुlintu25
Lintu in the Marathi language
िंलटूinlatu50
लीन्तुlintu25
िंलतूinlatu25
Lintu in the Russian language
Линтуlintu-

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