Last name リンツ (Linz 
, Lintz 
, リンツ) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The cognomen リンツ is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, and Switzerland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and France. Much less frequently, リンツ is the forename as well as the last name.