Lynks Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lynks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Lynks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lynks occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lynks are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 67 percent are found and Tennessee, where 33 percent are found. Apart from The United States Lynks occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Lynks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lynks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lynks last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lynks Last Name Statistics demography

Lynks earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyncks910/
Lynk891,493/
Lnks892/
Links8011,878/
Lyngs80173/
Lenks8072/
Lynck8023/
Lyngk801/
Lynnk801/
Lynkz801/
Lnk756/
Lincks73802/
Lyngsø73461/
Lyngås73204/
Lyngse7355/
Linksz7318/
Lyncke736/
Lencks733/
Lynchs733/
Lengks732/
Linkse731/
Linkss731/
Lenkse731/
Link6782,365/
Lenk6713,330/
Lyng673,290/
Lynkova67619/
Lynx67509/
Lyngsøe67130/
Länk6724/
Lync6718/
Linksch6710/
Lyngsåe675/
Lnke674/
Lncs671/
Lnck671/
Lnhk671/
Llnk671/
Lnkk671/
Lnkp671/
Lnkx671/
Lymk671/
Lynq671/
Lhnk671/

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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 Lynks
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