Wai Lin Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Wai Lin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Wai Lin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wai Lin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wai Lin is borne by more people in Singapore than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wai Lin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wai Lin is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Wai Lin live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia.
The surname Wai Lin is most commonly held in Singapore, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,376,926. Other than Singapore this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Malaysia, where 18 percent are found.
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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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- 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
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