Lin

Chinese family name (林)
Intangible family_name Q15242576
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Lin

Summary

Lin is a family name[1]. Lin ranks in the top 0.25% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (505 views/month, #29 of 11,396).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lin's instance of is recorded as family name[3].
  • Lin's instance of is recorded as Chinese family name[4].
  • Lin's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[5].
  • Lin's Commons category is recorded as Lin (surname)[6].
  • Lin's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[7].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Lin[8].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Im[9].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Imu[10].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Haya[11].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Yau[12].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Shige[13].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Rimu[14].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Hayashi[15].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Shigeru[16].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Lâm[17].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Lim[18].
  • Lin's said to be the same as is recorded as Q90032784[19].
  • Lin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lin (surname)[20].
  • Lin's described by source is recorded as Hundred Family Surnames[21].
  • Lin's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[22].
  • Lin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '林'}[23].
  • Lin's different from is recorded as 林[24].
  • Lin's different from is recorded as Lin[25].
  • Lin's different from is recorded as Q16671424[26].
  • Lin's different from is recorded as Q20094867[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include family name[3] and Chinese family name[4].

Why It Matters

Lin ranks in the top 0.25% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (505 views/month, #29 of 11,396).[2] Lin has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Lin is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lin
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  1. 4w ago · Krupp-Essen · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image It-林.png
    Transliteration or transcription ['Lín', 'Lam']
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: It-林.png"
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