Linwen Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan1031:227,6191,927
China191:71,964,2933,948
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Linwen (16,532) may also be a first name.

Linwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linwen occurs most in Taiwan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Linwen is the 1,612,213th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Linwen reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Linwen is also the 43,391st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 16,532 people.

The last name Linwen is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 227,619. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: New Taipei City, where 21 percent live, Kaohsiung City, where 10 percent live and Taichung City, where 10 percent live. Excluding Taiwan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linweng92203/
Lienwen920/
Linnwen920/
Linwin832/
Lemnwen7750/
Lnwne731/
Limben6782/
Linbin6711/
Leenwn671/
Linuin670/
Lümben5077/
Limbin5076/
Lenwin5044/
Lymbin5027/
Lemben5015/
Lembin504/
Lenbyn502/
Lmbeen502/
Limwin501/

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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 Linwen
  • 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