San Lin Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
San Lin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
San Lin (348) may also be a first name.
San Lin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name San Lin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname San Lin has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name San Lin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of San Lin reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. San Lin is also the 467,354th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 348 people.
This surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 50 percent reside, Kedah, where 25 percent reside and Selangor, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 17 percent reside and Thailand, where 17 percent reside.
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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 San Lin
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