Linyou Surname
Approximately 569 people bear this surname
Linyou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 566 | 1:41,422 | 483 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Linyou (16,141) may also be a first name.
Linyou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linyou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Linyou is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Linyou.
How Common Is The Last Name Linyou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Linyou is the 558,412th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Linyou reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 44,177th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 16,141 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 41,422. In Taiwan Linyou is mostly found in: Yilan County, where 31 percent live, Taichung City, where 16 percent live and New Taipei City, where 13 percent live. Aside from Taiwan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 0 percent live and Singapore, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linyu | 91 | 375 | / |
| Lignou | 83 | 532 | / |
| Linhou | 83 | 119 | / |
| Linoiu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Linyuy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Linyau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Linyus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lihnyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lenyou | 83 | 0 | / |
| Leinyuy | 77 | 756 | / |
| Lingoju | 77 | 303 | / |
| Lignoux | 77 | 33 | / |
| Lienyau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lințoiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Linhu | 73 | 182 | / |
| Linju | 73 | 93 | / |
| Linho | 73 | 63 | / |
| Lenyu | 73 | 46 | / |
| Liniu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Linyü | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leimnyuy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Laignoux | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lygnou | 67 | 171 | / |
| Linius | 67 | 136 | / |
| Lenjou | 67 | 93 | / |
| Lenyuy | 67 | 89 | / |
| Lainho | 67 | 77 | / |
| Lignau | 67 | 73 | / |
| Lineau | 67 | 65 | / |
| Linhui | 67 | 58 | / |
| Linjau | 67 | 33 | / |
| Leniou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lenyud | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lingiu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lenyau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leiniu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lehnyu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Legnou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lenyuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linjiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leignious | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Linyou
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