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
Linus Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
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) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Linus.
How Common Is The Last Name Linus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Linus is the 11,884th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 154,123 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Linus are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Linus is also the 6,782nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 154,762 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 33,515 people, or 1 in 5,285. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 13 percent reside, Imo, where 9 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Namibia, where 5 percent reside.
Linus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Linus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Linus surname 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 carrying the Linus last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Linus surname are 36.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.86% registered to vote for the political 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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