Nanlin Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Nanlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nanlin (11,734) may also be a first name.

Nanlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanlin is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanlin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nanlin is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Nanlin live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Nanlin is also the 55,034th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 11,734 people.

This last name is most common in Taiwan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan Nanlin is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 50 percent are found and Taitung County, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Taiwan this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and China, where 17 percent are found.

Nanlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nanlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nanlin last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnanlin92131/
Nanling922/
Nganlin921/
Nanglien865/
Nganlion861/
Nganlina861/
Nanlling860/
Namlin838/
Nonlin830/
N'Gnanlin8015/
Gnamlin77107/
Namling775/
Nganlen771/
Nanleng771/
Naanleng713/
Ngonlina711/
Nahnneln711/
Nanlem6721/
Nomlin672/
Nonlen671/
Nomling621/
Noumlin621/
Nomlind620/
Namln551/
Namlen502/

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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 Nanlin
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