van Linh Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
van Linh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
van Linh (22) may also be a first name.
van Linh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Linh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Linh is found most in Malaysia. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Linh? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Linh is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name van Linh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of van Linh are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 22 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Penang, where 40 percent live, Selangor, where 27 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 20 percent live. Outside of Malaysia van Linh exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Luin | 88 | 127 | / |
| van Lein | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Luijn | 82 | 416 | / |
| van linge | 82 | 188 | / |
| van Lines | 82 | 14 | / |
| van Luinn | 82 | 0 | / |
| van Lijsen | 78 | 2 | / |
| van Luyn | 75 | 282 | / |
| van Lean | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Lyne | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Leijsen | 74 | 308 | / |
| van Leijten | 74 | 1 | / |
| van Leene | 71 | 52 | / |
| Van-Linge | 71 | 6 | / |
| van Liñer | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Leten | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Leijssen | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Lessen | 67 | 96 | / |
| van Luyten | 67 | 91 | / |
| van Leysen | 67 | 49 | / |
| van Lissem | 67 | 1 | / |
| von Leitner | 63 | 7 | / |
| Van-Luyn | 63 | 1 | / |
| von Leithner | 60 | 2 | / |
| von Leesen | 56 | 15 | / |
| von Lessen | 56 | 0 | / |
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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 van Linh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis