Linua Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Linua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Linua Last Name Facts

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

Linua is found most in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Linua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Linua are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Linua is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Beside The DR Congo Linua is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linuha915/
Limnua911/
Limnuea836/
Linuhay831/
Linba8079/
Linwa8063/
Lenua8028/
Linuo804/
Linbai7364/
Loenua737/
Linway732/
Linuos732/
Linwoa731/
Linbay731/
Linwaa731/
Glinva731/
Lnba671/
Lnuo671/
Lenuatz670/

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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
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  • 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 Linua
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