Liñayo Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Liñayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liñayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain941:497,36225,035
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825

The alternate forms: Linayo (8) are calculated separately.

Liñayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liñayo is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Linayo. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liñayo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,484,726th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Liñayo are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Liñayo is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 497,362. In Spain Liñayo is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 99 percent reside and Madrid, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and Venezuela, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linayo948/
Lingayo77657/
Linayou773/
Linay73911/
Linayová717/
Lingayyo714/
Lingay67459/
Lainay67186/
Linhay67157/
Luinay67117/
Lignay6780/
Liunay6734/
Loinay6719/
Lisnay6713/
Luniyo6712/
Lunayo6712/
Linaya6710/
Linaye675/
Lhinay674/
Laynou672/
Liniyo672/
Linaio671/
Lionay671/
Linajo671/
Lenayo671/
Lienay671/
Leniay670/
Leinay670/

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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 Liñayo
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