Linyin Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Linyin (6,208) may also be a first name.

Linyin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linyin is most common in Taiwan. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linyin? popularity and diffusion

Linyin is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Linyin is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Linyin live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 83,836th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,208 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 937,790. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: New Taipei City, where 44 percent live, Changhua County, where 20 percent live and Kaohsiung City, where 12 percent live. Besides Taiwan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenyin83198/
Linjin8386/
Linien832/
Linhin831/
Linjing7748/
Linhein7732/
Linjina7714/
Lenyina773/
Loinjin771/
Lignien771/
Lehnyin771/
Liniene771/
Linehin771/
Linihen770/
Lenhyin770/
Linient770/
Lionienė7131/
Luinienė7111/
Luiniene711/
Leynyina711/
Lienienė711/
Laingien711/
Leinihen710/
Linehein710/
Lingen672,589/
Lenhyn6715/
Ėlingienė675/
Linjen673/
Lenyim672/
Lignen671/
Linhen671/
Linhhuynh671/

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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 Linyin
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