Liñeira Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Liñeira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liñeira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2521:185,52412,982
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Lineira (20) are calculated separately.

Liñeira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liñeira is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Lineira. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liñeira? popularity and diffusion

Liñeira is the 773,729th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Liñeira are found; 69 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 185,524. In Spain Liñeira is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 73 percent are found, Basque Country, where 9 percent are found and Madrid, where 9 percent are found. Beside Spain this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 25 percent are found and Venezuela, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lineira9520/
Liñeiras9315/
Liñera9216/
Liñeiro86447/
Liñeyra863/
Linheira8054/
Liñeiros801/
Linera77578/
Liñero77252/
Lenira7719/
Lingira71190/
Lineiro7177/
Lineras7137/
Liñeyro7111/
Lingera716/
Laneira715/
Leanira713/
Lineray712/
Leñeiro712/
Liniera712/
Llinera711/
Lihnera711/
Lienara711/
Linerat711/
Lineyra711/
Linheiro6743/
Liengera679/
Lignerat674/
Linihara673/
Lineires671/
Lingeera671/
Linyeras671/
Lineiros671/
Lenyirai671/
Lengoira671/
Linheras671/
Leingara671/

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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 Liñeira
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