Family name Linma (Linma 
, ลินมา ) , throughout the world, is a rare cognomen. The last name Linma is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare surname, Myanmar, where it is a very rare surname, and Malaysia, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Thailand, Myanmar, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Linma is the forename as well as the last name.