Linya Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Linya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
China61:227,886,92811,701
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Linya (1,009) may also be a first name.

Linya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linya (Hindi: लिन्या, Russian: Линя) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Linya are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Linya is also the 253,213th most common first name globally, borne by 1,009 people.

The last name Linya is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 1,836,794. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 51 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 31 percent live and East Java, where 8 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luinya9143/
Llinya914/
Leinya914/
Linyap913/
Loinya913/
Lainya913/
Lenya801,307/
Linja80527/
Linha80432/
Linea80339/
Linia80251/
Ligna80228/
Linyo8029/
Lingayya77484/
Lingaiya776/
Leanya73904/
Linhay73157/
Ligney73157/
Lyonya73154/
Lignat73144/
Lenyoa73107/
Lignay7380/
Lignau7373/
Laigna7371/
Lytnya7368/
Lineau7365/
Linjia7359/
Liniap7355/
Lingea7348/
Lignai7345/
Lisnia7337/
Lignia7334/
Lainha7333/
Linjau7333/
Linias7328/
Lingia7325/
Lenyad7323/
Linjap7320/
Linhai7319/
Linjai7316/
Lienja7316/
Linjad7314/
Liniah7310/
Linyos739/
Loinyo738/
Leenya736/
Linyot735/
Leinia734/
Lionja734/
Lainea734/
Linija734/
Lainyo733/
Lainja733/
Luinyo733/
Lignas732/
Linjas732/
Lionia732/
Lenyap731/
Lineha731/
Hlinja731/
Lenyah731/
Leunya731/
Lainia731/
Linhaa731/
Lionyo731/
Léinha731/
Leinyo731/
Luinja731/
Lingayyah711/
Lingaayya711/
Ligneau67478/
Lingiah67299/
Leunyay6722/
Lainiah6720/
Lignais6716/
Lenaiya6713/
Liña675/
Linjays674/
Lainjay672/
Lionjau672/
Linjait672/
Laignau671/
Lineeas671/
Luigney671/
Limhyad671/
Linehau670/

Linya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linya in the Hindi language
लिन्याlin'ya50
लिंयाlinya50
Linya in the Russian language
Линяlina-

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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 Linya
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