Linus Surname
Approximately 47,284 people bear this surname
Linus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33,515 | 1:5,285 | 683 |
| Tanzania | 6,689 | 1:7,915 | 1,034 |
| Namibia | 2,185 | 1:1,103 | 133 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,181 | 1:6,904 | 477 |
| Malaysia | 891 | 1:33,102 | 2,804 |
| Indonesia | 731 | 1:180,915 | 17,424 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Kenya | 437 | 1:105,675 | 9,126 |
| Cameroon | 265 | 1:78,374 | 9,640 |
| India | 194 | 1:3,953,945 | 107,840 |
| United States | 185 | 1:1,959,237 | 126,399 |
| Russia | 82 | 1:1,757,598 | 114,376 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Micronesia | 24 | 1:4,427 | 583 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Linus (154,762) may also be a first name.
Linus Demographics
Average Male Linus Height
174.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Linus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Linus (Arabic: لينوس, Hindi: लिनुस, Marathi: िलनुस, Oriya: ଲିନୁସ, Russian: Линус) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Linus? popularity and diffusion
Linus is the 11,884th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 154,123 people. The surname Linus is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Linus live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,782nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 154,762 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33,515 people, or 1 in 5,285. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 13 percent live, Imo, where 9 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and Namibia, where 5 percent live.
Linus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Linus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linus last name rose 544 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Linus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Linus surname are 36.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.86% registered to vote for the party.
Linus earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $43,199 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Linus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Linus in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିନୁସ | linusa | 86.96 |
| ଲିନୁସ୍ | linus | 8.7 |
| ଲୀନୁସ | linusa | 1.45 |
| ଲିନୂସ | linusa | 1.45 |
| ଳିନୁସ | linusa | 1.45 |
| Linus in the Hindi language | ||
| लिनुस | linusa | 69.39 |
| लीनूस | linusa | 14.29 |
| लीनुस | linusa | 14.29 |
| लिनूस | linusa | 2.04 |
| Linus in the Marathi language | ||
| िलनुस | ilanusa | 53.49 |
| लीनस | linasa | 25.58 |
| लीनुस | linusa | 11.63 |
| िलनूस | ilanusa | 9.3 |
| Linus in the Russian language | ||
| Линус | linus | - |
| Linus in the Arabic language | ||
| لينوس | lynws | - |
| ينوس | ynws | - |
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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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- 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 Linus
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