Cognomen 林兹 (Linz 
, Lindze 
, 林兹 
) , across the world, is quite a common surname. The family name 林兹 is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, and Switzerland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, 林兹 is the forename as well as the last name.