Lín Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Lín Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Lin (18,909,435) & Lïn (1) are calculated separately.
Lín Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lín Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lín is found most in Czechia. It can also appear as: Lin or Lïn. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lín? popularity and diffusion
Lín is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Lín occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Lín reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Czechia, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 443,061. In Czechia Lín is primarily found in: Prague, where 38 percent are found, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 25 percent are found and Liberec Region, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Czechia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Lín
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