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
Linyou is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Linyou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 558,412th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name Linyou is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Linyou are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 44,177th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 16,141 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 41,422. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Yilan County, where 31 percent are found, Taichung City, where 16 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Taiwan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 0 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.
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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