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 frequently in Czechia. It can also be rendered as: Lin or Lïn. For other potential spellings of Lín click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lín? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Lín occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Lín reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 443,061. In Czechia Lín is mostly found in: Prague, where 38 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 25 percent live and Liberec Region, where 21 percent live. Outside of Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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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