van Linn Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Linn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Linn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

van Linn Last Name Facts

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

van Linn is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Linn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of van Linn reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

van Linn is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 1,019,056. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

van Linn Last Name Statistics demography

van Linn earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 142.18% more than the national average, earning $104,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Luinn940/
van Lin93333/
van Lint881,585/
van Ling88288/
van Lien88152/
van Luin88127/
Van-Linn881/
van Link881/
van Lindt82268/
van Lyn8016/
van Len806/
Van-Lin801/
van Lent753,071/
van Leen75208/
van Loen75136/
van Lehn7526/
Van-Lint757/
von Lind755/
van Leng751/
van Luen750/
van Leent71400/
van Lendt7152/
van Geelen67663/
van Lem673/
Van-Loen635/
van Leem635/
von Lühn631/
von Lehn631/
von Leen631/

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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
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  • 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 Linn
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