Cognomen Linyan (林艳 
, Linyan 
, 琳琰 ) , throughout the world, is quite a rare family name. The surname Linyan is characteristic of China, where it is a rare surname, Singapore, and Myanmar, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in China, Indonesia, and Myanmar. More prevalently, Linyan is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| 林雁, 琳琰, 林艳 | China |
| Linyan | Indonesia, Myanmar, Taiwan, China, United States |
Линян, Линянь, Лінян, Лінянь, リニャン, 临宴, 临岩, 临彦, 临沿, 临烟, 临燕, 临砚, 临艳, 临衍, 临雁, 凛岩, 凛艳, 凛雁, 吝言, 林严, 林俨, 林堰, 林妍, 林嬿, 林宴, 林岩, 林延, 林彦, 林晏, 林檐, 林殷, 林滟, 林演, 林炎, 林烟, 林焰, 林焱, 林燕, 林琰, 林眼, 林研, 林砚, 林艷, 林芫, 林衍, 林言, 林谚, 林闫, 林颜, 林验, 淋岩, 淋延, 淋彦, 淋滟, 淋炎, 淋烟, 淋焰, 淋燕, 淋艳, 淋雁, 琳严, 琳俨, 琳堰, 琳妍, 琳嫣, 琳嬿, 琳岩, 琳延, 琳彦, 琳晏, 琳殷, 琳滟, 琳炎, 琳烟, 琳焉, 琳焰, 琳焱, 琳燕, 琳研, 琳砚, 琳艳, 琳芫, 琳衍, 琳言, 琳雁, 琳颜, 琳龑, 璘彦, 璘琰, 璘艳, 磷彦, 磷砚, 磷言, 粦燕, 蔺颜, 邻燕, 邻艳, 霖俨, 霖妍, 霖嫣, 霖岩, 霖彦, 霖晏, 霖滟, 霖炎, 霖焱, 霖燕, 霖琰, 霖艳, 霖言, 霖谚, 霖雁, 鳞艳, 鳞雁, 鳞验, 麟严, 麟堰, 麟妍, 麟宴, 麟彦, 麟晏, 麟滟, 麟炎, 麟焰, 麟焱, 麟燕, 麟琰, 麟砚, 麟艳, 麟雁, and 麟颜