Last Name LIN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LIN is ranked as the 441st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 80,013.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 25.09 people named LIN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 81% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named LIN is 58,300, the rank is 624 and the proportion per 100k Americans named LIN is 18.30.

Last Names LIN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 80,013 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 441
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 25.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 58,300
  • National Rank 624
  • Proportion/100k 18.30

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LIN is 2.3% White, 0.4% Hispanic origin, 0.1% Black, 95.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LIN have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LIN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LIN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 2.3% 63.9% -61.6%
Hispanic origin 0.4% 16.3% -15.9%
Black 0.1% 12.3% -12.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 95.1% 4.9% 90.2%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LIN is California where 38,020 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LIN, as 97.98 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names LIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,003 15.55 99.7% Indiana 379 5.75 97.6% Iowa 246 7.93 97.6% Kansas 190 6.54 95.8% Michigan 820 8.27 99.3% Minnesota 414 7.58 98.7% Missouri 106 3.55 90.0% Nebraska 99 5.24 92.8% North Dakota 32 4.35 75.5% Ohio 1,015 8.75 99.1% South Dakota 9 1.04 24.4% Wisconsin 210 3.64 96.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,003 15.55 99.7%
Indiana 379 5.75 97.6%
Iowa 246 7.93 97.6%
Kansas 190 6.54 95.8%
Michigan 820 8.27 99.3%
Minnesota 414 7.58 98.7%
Missouri 106 3.55 90.0%
Nebraska 99 5.24 92.8%
North Dakota 32 4.35 75.5%
Ohio 1,015 8.75 99.1%
South Dakota 9 1.04 24.4%
Wisconsin 210 3.64 96.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names LIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 89.9% Arizona 668 9.93 99.0% California 38,020 97.98 100.0% Colorado 365 6.81 98.3% Hawaii 626 44.11 99.5% Idaho 62 3.82 89.4% Montana 55 5.36 90.4% Nevada 486 17.12 99.0% New Mexico 148 7.08 95.4% Oregon 453 11.41 98.6% Utah 273 9.29 96.0% Washington 2,093 29.63 99.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name LIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 89.9%
Arizona 668 9.93 99.0%
California 38,020 97.98 100.0%
Colorado 365 6.81 98.3%
Hawaii 626 44.11 99.5%
Idaho 62 3.82 89.4%
Montana 55 5.36 90.4%
Nevada 486 17.12 99.0%
New Mexico 148 7.08 95.4%
Oregon 453 11.41 98.6%
Utah 273 9.29 96.0%
Washington 2,093 29.63 99.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names LIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 363 10.08 98.6% Maine 112 8.42 92.4% Massachusetts 1,387 20.56 99.4% New Hampshire 93 7.04 93.5% New Jersey 2,325 26.01 99.8% New York 10,586 53.61 100.0% Pennsylvania 1,642 12.84 99.6% Rhode Island 64 6.05 90.6% Vermont 39 6.26 91.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 363 10.08 98.6%
Maine 112 8.42 92.4%
Massachusetts 1,387 20.56 99.4%
New Hampshire 93 7.04 93.5%
New Jersey 2,325 26.01 99.8%
New York 10,586 53.61 100.0%
Pennsylvania 1,642 12.84 99.6%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 90.6%
Vermont 39 6.26 91.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names LIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 167 3.44 93.3% Arkansas 77 2.59 89.0% Delaware 132 14.07 98.0% Dist. of Columbia 146 22.11 97.4% Florida 1,792 9.01 99.6% Georgia 1,362 13.48 99.1% Kentucky 149 3.38 92.5% Louisiana 214 4.61 94.5% Maryland 1,635 27.36 99.7% Mississippi 106 3.55 90.0% North Carolina 778 7.83 98.6% Oklahoma 178 4.59 94.3% South Carolina 284 5.87 96.7% Tennessee 418 6.38 97.3% Texas 5,055 18.75 99.7% Virginia 1,506 18.08 99.4% West Virginia 91 4.91 88.8%

South States
State stats for the first name LIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 167 3.44 93.3%
Arkansas 77 2.59 89.0%
Delaware 132 14.07 98.0%
Dist. of Columbia 146 22.11 97.4%
Florida 1,792 9.01 99.6%
Georgia 1,362 13.48 99.1%
Kentucky 149 3.38 92.5%
Louisiana 214 4.61 94.5%
Maryland 1,635 27.36 99.7%
Mississippi 106 3.55 90.0%
North Carolina 778 7.83 98.6%
Oklahoma 178 4.59 94.3%
South Carolina 284 5.87 96.7%
Tennessee 418 6.38 97.3%
Texas 5,055 18.75 99.7%
Virginia 1,506 18.08 99.4%
West Virginia 91 4.91 88.8%
 

Full Names with LIN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LIN as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LIN.

The most popular full name is Mei LIN. 1.09% of all the people named LIN have this given name.

There are 3719 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LIN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Mei LIN 1.09%
2 David LIN 0.93%
3 Yu LIN 0.87%
4 James LIN 0.85%
5 Li LIN 0.84%
6 Wei LIN 0.84%
7 John LIN 0.78%
8 Michael LIN 0.77%
9 Wen LIN 0.74%
10 Hui LIN 0.68%
11 Frank LIN 0.67%
12 Ming LIN 0.67%
13 Ching LIN 0.67%
14 Shu LIN 0.64%
15 Hong LIN 0.63%
16 Yi LIN 0.63%
17 Jian LIN 0.63%
18 Chen LIN 0.52%
19 Chun LIN 0.52%
20 Yan LIN 0.51%