Ah Lim Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ah Lim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ah Lim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Ah Lim (294) may also be a first name.

Ah Lim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ah Lim Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ah Lim is found in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah Lim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Ah Lim are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 514,566th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 294 people.

The surname Ah Lim is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 40,419. In Mauritius it is mostly found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 100 percent live. Apart from Mauritius Ah Lim occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah Lime921/
Ah Lin8334/
Ah-Lim836/
Ah Ling7779/
Ah-Lime772/
Ah Leem771/
Ah Len673/
Ah Leng6230/
Ah-Ling623/
Ah Luen621/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ah Lim
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