Linyana Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Linyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4961:109,22913,157
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Linyana (17) may also be a first name.

Linyana Last Name Facts

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

Linyana occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Linyana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 617,057th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Linyana live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 496 people, or 1 in 109,229. In South Africa Linyana is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found. Not including South Africa Linyana is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Linyana Last Name Statistics demography

Linyana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.84% less than the national average, earning R 133,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linyanga93521/
Linyani8676/
Lignana8673/
Linyane8649/
Linhana8611/
Lenyana868/
Linjana862/
Linyano861/
Linyango80102/
Lisniana809/
Linjanna808/
Linianga805/
Linyange802/
Lingiana801/
Linianea801/
Lenyanga801/
Lliniana801/
Liñana77245/
Loinyanyi75104/
Lainyanyi7516/
Lionjanga7510/
Lionyanyi755/
Lenyane71223/
Lignani71140/
Leniana71114/
Linjano7153/
Lignano7152/
Liniany7128/
Linjani7125/
Lignane7110/
Liniane713/
Linhani712/
Loinnyanyi712/
Lenyona711/
Lenyani711/
Legnana711/
Liniano711/
Linahayani711/
Linyonyi67157/
Lesniana67114/
Linyonga6761/
Linyongi6755/
Lenianga6714/
Lingiani672/
Lenyanyi672/
Hlenyani671/
Linjango671/
Linehane670/

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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 Linyana
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