Linyu Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Linyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan3001:78,149791
India551:13,946,643236,652
China81:170,915,1968,932
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Linyü (4) are calculated separately.

Linyu (1,210) may also be a first name.

Linyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linyu is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Linyü. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 761,666th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name Linyu occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Linyu are found; 82 percent are found in East Asia and 82 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Linyu is also the 227,680th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 1,210 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Taiwan, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 78,149. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Kaohsiung City, where 20 percent are found, Taichung City, where 14 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 11 percent are found. Beside Taiwan this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linyü934/
Linyou91569/
Linyuy913/
Linyus911/
Lihnyu911/
Leinyuy83756/
Linhu80182/
Linju8093/
Lenyu8046/
Liniu8018/
Leimnyuy773/
Lignou73532/
Linius73136/
Linhou73119/
Lenyuy7389/
Lignau7373/
Lineau7365/
Linhui7358/
Linjau7333/
Lenyud7322/
Lingiu7316/
Linoiu737/
Leiniu733/
Lehnyu733/
Lenyuh731/
Linjiu731/
Lenyou730/
Lingoju67303/
Leinius67127/
Leynyuy6758/
Lignoux6733/
Lionjau672/
Ligneux672/
Laignau671/
Lințoiu671/
Leaneyu671/
Lhingnu671/
Linggiu671/
Linehau670/

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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 Linyu
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