Linux Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Linux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Linux (93) may also be a first name.

Linux Last Name Facts

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

Linux is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Linux is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Linux reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 986,211th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 93 people.

The surname Linux is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 41 percent are found, Niger, where 22 percent are found and Ogun, where 15 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leinux911/
Linusx911/
Linu891,428/
Lienaux8337/
Lignoux8333/
Laineux8318/
Ligneux832/
Linus8047,284/
Lingu801,701/
Linou80366/
Linhu80182/
Linut80169/
Lainu80124/
Linau80119/
Linuh80105/
Linud8073/
Lințu8057/
Lineu8022/
Linuk8017/
Lisnu8011/
Linui8011/
Linix805/
Lenux803/
Leinu803/
Lionu801/
Lienu801/
Linup801/
Linug801/
Linuț801/
Lynux800/
Laignoux772/
Lienau732,111/
Lienou73750/
Lignou73532/
Lainus73305/
Luingu73233/
Linhou73119/
Lingau7399/
Leinau7388/
Lignau7373/
Lingou7369/
Leinus7368/
Linhui7358/
Linuzs7349/
Linaus7330/
Lainou7328/
Linguk7327/
Loinau7326/
Linguh7323/
Linhus7321/
Linaud7321/
Linusz7317/
Leinou7315/
Lineus7314/
Lineuc7314/
Linuss7313/
Linous739/
Linuks738/
Linuis738/
Linuih737/
Lenoux736/
Linuha735/
Llinus733/
Linush732/
Lisnuk732/
Lieneu732/
Lionuk731/
Lionuy731/
Lainuz731/
Lenaux731/
Lihnus731/
Loinou731/
Linužs731/
Liongu731/
Linhug731/
Lainau731/
Linguu731/
Lionou731/
Linhuk731/
Lenuix730/
Loinus730/
Lainous67349/
Lenu67291/
Linhaus67264/
Luinaud67240/
Linaugh6778/
Lynu6743/
Laineus6740/
Lainaud6718/
Linauts6717/
Linhult6711/
Leingou676/
Lainuis673/
Linhout672/
Leinaus672/
Lhingnu671/
Hlaingu671/
Liuinus671/
Lihtnou671/
Loineus671/
Llinous671/
Liongou671/
Laãinou671/
Laimnou671/
Lainuuz671/
Laignau671/
Laainou671/
Leinhus670/
Leinous670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Linux
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis