Linwang Surname

194,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan2,1431:10,940196
China101:136,732,1577,199
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Linwang (11,773) may also be a first name.

Linwang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linwang occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Linwang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linwang? popularity and diffusion

Linwang is the 194,820th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. Linwang occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Linwang reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 54,905th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11,773 people.

The last name is most common in Taiwan, where it is held by 2,143 people, or 1 in 10,940. In Taiwan Linwang is primarily concentrated in: Taichung City, where 22 percent reside, Kaohsiung City, where 18 percent reside and Tainan City, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Taiwan it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linhwang936/
Lienwang931/
Linwong8640/
Linbang8624/
Linuang862/
Lenwang861/
Glinwong8042/
Limbang711,585/
Limwong71313/
Lenbang7184/
Lemwang7119/
Linbong7115/
Lønvang716/
Lynwong711/
Limbaang671/
Limwwong671/
Lijmbang671/
Lmbang622/
Limbong5726,770/
Lembang574,881/
Lemwong576/
Lenuong573/
Lembanng535/
Hlimbong534/

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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 Linwang
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