Linwei Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Linwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 212 | 1:110,588 | 1,049 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Linwei (65,848) may also be a first name.
Linwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Linwei is most common in Taiwan. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Linwei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Linwei is the 1,076,574th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Linwei are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 14,634th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 65,848 people.
The surname Linwei is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 110,588. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Taichung City, where 33 percent live, Kaohsiung City, where 11 percent live and Tainan City, where 10 percent live. Other than Taiwan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linwe | 91 | 60 | / |
| Linwi | 91 | 14 | / |
| Limwei | 83 | 315 | / |
| Linbei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Limnwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lynwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Linweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Linwet | 83 | 0 | / |
| Limweyi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Linnweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemnwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Linwest | 77 | 0 | / |
| Linwa | 73 | 63 | / |
| Lenwi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Limwe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Linbi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lenwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Linui | 73 | 11 | / |
| Linue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Linbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Limwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lönwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lynwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limwey | 67 | 164 | / |
| Linbai | 67 | 64 | / |
| Lenwee | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lennwe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lemnwi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lenwii | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lenwai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Linuis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Linuih | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lenwis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Linues | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lenwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laynwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Linnvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Linway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limbei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limnue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnweed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lienue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lainwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linwoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linbhe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Linwei
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