Linus Surname

11,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Linus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria33,5151:5,285683
Tanzania6,6891:7,9151,034
Namibia2,1851:1,103133
Papua New Guinea1,1811:6,904477
Malaysia8911:33,1022,804
Indonesia7311:180,91517,424
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Kenya4371:105,6759,126
Cameroon2651:78,3749,640
India1941:3,953,945107,840
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
France371:1,795,209158,669
Micronesia241:4,427583
England231:2,422,52489,093
Sweden191:518,25037,550
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
China91:151,924,6187,954
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Linus (154,762) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lainus91305/
Lingus91106/
Leinus9168/
Linuzs9149/
Linaus9130/
Linhus9121/
Linusz9117/
Lineus9114/
Linuss9113/
Linous919/
Linuis918/
Lienus914/
Linuse913/
Llinus913/
Linush912/
Linuus912/
Liunus912/
Lihnus911/
Linužs911/
Linusx911/
Loinus910/
Linu891,428/
Lainous83349/
Linhaus83264/
Laineus8340/
Linauts8317/
Linause8315/
Lainuis833/
Leinaus832/
Lienaus832/
Liuinus831/
Loineus831/
Llinous831/
Linusse831/
Leinhus830/
Leinous830/
Lingu801,701/
Linos801,666/
Linou80366/
Lenus80205/
Lynus80202/
Linhu80182/
Linut80169/
Lainu80124/
Linau80119/
Linuh80105/
Linud8073/
Lunus8065/
Lințu8057/
Linux8029/
Lineu8022/
Lisnu8011/
Linui8011/
Leinu803/
Lionu801/
Lienu801/
Linup801/
Linuț801/
Leinhous771/
Linousse771/
Linhause771/
Linhouse770/
Lienau732,111/
Lienou73750/
Lignou73532/
Luingu73233/
Lehnus73183/
Leneus73147/
Linhou73119/
Lingau7399/
Leinau7388/
Lainos7374/
Lignau7373/
Lingou7369/
Linhui7358/
Leenus7349/
Linosz7334/
Lienos7332/
Leunus7329/
Lainou7328/
Loinau7326/
Linguh7323/
Laynus7322/
Linaud7321/
Leinos7318/
Leinou7315/
Lenaus7315/
Lineuc7314/
Linuih737/
Luneus737/
Llinos736/
Linuha735/
Lenous734/
Lenush733/
Lenuis733/
Linuzh732/
Linuce732/
Leanus732/
Lieneu732/
Lunnus731/
Lionuy731/
Lainuz731/
Lynuis731/
Loinou731/
Llinós731/
Liongu731/
Lunaus731/
Hlinos731/
Leinux731/
Lainau731/
Linosh731/
Linguu731/
Luunus731/
Lionou731/
Luynus730/
Lainousse711/
Leinhouts710/
Leinhouse710/
Lainhouse710/
Leinhos67894/
Lenu67291/
Luinaud67240/
Linhoss6776/
Lynu6743/
Lenhaus6738/
Lignoux6733/
Lainaud6718/
Laineux6718/
Linhult6711/
Leingou676/
Lehnaus675/
Lesnuss673/
Linhout672/
Ligneux672/
Lhingnu671/
Lenoush671/
Hlaingu671/
Lihtnou671/
Liongou671/
Laãinou671/
Laimnou671/
Lainuuz671/
Laignau671/
Laainos671/
Laainou671/
Lunnous670/
Leihnhouse670/
Leanous670/
Leinehouse670/

Linus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linus in the Oriya language
ଲିନୁସlinusa86.96
ଲିନୁସ୍linus8.7
ଲୀନୁସlinusa1.45
ଲିନୂସlinusa1.45
ଳିନୁସlinusa1.45
Linus in the Hindi language
लिनुसlinusa69.39
लीनूसlinusa14.29
लीनुसlinusa14.29
लिनूसlinusa2.04
Linus in the Marathi language
िलनुसilanusa53.49
लीनसlinasa25.58
लीनुसlinusa11.63
िलनूसilanusa9.3
Linus in the Russian language
Линусlinus-
Linus in the Arabic language
لينوسlynws-
ينوسynws-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Linus
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