de Lima Surname
Approximately 1,234,060 people bear this surname
de Lima Surname User-submission:
Lima can be a Portuguese, Italian andSpanish Surname. Spanish: of uncertain derivation; possibly from lima. Portuguese: topographic name for someone living on the banks of the river. Italian: (of pre-Roman origin, probably akin to a Celtic element lemos, limos 'elm').
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,208,390 | 1:177 | 28 |
| Angola | 6,902 | 1:3,910 | 570 |
| Philippines | 4,937 | 1:20,506 | 2,547 |
| Argentina | 4,655 | 1:9,182 | 897 |
| France | 1,151 | 1:57,709 | 7,702 |
| Venezuela | 850 | 1:35,534 | 2,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 778 | 1:13,410 | 1,015 |
| Spain | 755 | 1:61,923 | 5,606 |
| Mexico | 733 | 1:169,340 | 4,958 |
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Uruguay | 561 | 1:6,117 | 679 |
| Portugal | 519 | 1:20,074 | 1,407 |
| United States | 314 | 1:1,154,328 | 82,787 |
| Paraguay | 296 | 1:24,448 | 920 |
| South Africa | 274 | 1:197,729 | 21,276 |
| Canada | 239 | 1:154,166 | 15,668 |
| Colombia | 214 | 1:223,243 | 5,157 |
| Netherlands | 191 | 1:88,415 | 14,631 |
| Australia | 160 | 1:168,723 | 17,330 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Switzerland | 61 | 1:134,638 | 13,235 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Panama | 33 | 1:118,553 | 4,252 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 32 | 1:5,544 | 421 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 1:68,199 | 5,276 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Cape Verde | 18 | 1:29,425 | 1,120 |
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Guatemala | 14 | 1:1,148,762 | 5,372 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Guyana | 12 | 1:63,518 | 5,280 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
de Lima (111) may also be a first name.
de Lima Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lima can be a Portuguese, Italian andSpanish Surname. Spanish: of uncertain derivation; possibly from lima. Portuguese: topographic name for someone living on the banks of the river. Italian: (of pre-Roman origin, probably akin to a Celtic element lemos, limos 'elm').
- Vitto d' Limade Lima or d'Lima is a Portuguese and Italian surname. It is also a Spanish name meaning "of Lima". It is also an Indian surname, named for the converts when the Portuguese occupied India.
- Vitto d' Limade Lima Demographics
Average Male de Lima Height
172.16 cm
Average Female de Lima Height
159.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
de Lima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name de Lima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname de Lima is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name de Lima? popularity and diffusion
The last name de Lima is the 419th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,905 people. The surname de Lima is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of de Lima are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Luso-South America. de Lima is also the 890,531st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 111 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 1,208,390 people, or 1 in 177. In Brazil de Lima is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 22 percent live, Pernambuco, where 13 percent live and Ceará, where 8 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
de Lima Last Name Statistics demography
The amount de Lima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,003 per year; in South Africa they earn 417.06% more than the national average, earning R 1,228,740 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.84% more than the national average, earning $26,752,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 53.8% more than the national average, earning $66,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $56,134 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Limas | 93 | 836 | / |
| de Liema | 93 | 12 | / |
| de Llima | 93 | 7 | / |
| de Limaa | 93 | 6 | / |
| de Limma | 93 | 5 | / |
| de Lioma | 93 | 3 | / |
| de Liuma | 93 | 2 | / |
| de Limat | 93 | 1 | / |
| de Leima | 93 | 1 | / |
| de Loima | 93 | 1 | / |
| der Lima | 93 | 1 | / |
| de Limay | 93 | 1 | / |
| da Lima | 86 | 339 | / |
| de Lema | 86 | 240 | / |
| di Lima | 86 | 72 | / |
| de Luma | 86 | 47 | / |
| De-Lima | 86 | 37 | / |
| de Lime | 86 | 14 | / |
| de Limo | 86 | 10 | / |
| de Limé | 86 | 7 | / |
| de Limi | 86 | 2 | / |
| de Lyma | 86 | 2 | / |
| de Limos | 80 | 110 | / |
| de Lieme | 80 | 13 | / |
| De-Llima | 80 | 3 | / |
| de Lesma | 80 | 2 | / |
| de Lemas | 80 | 2 | / |
| da Liema | 80 | 2 | / |
| de Limes | 80 | 1 | / |
| de Lumeau | 75 | 3 | / |
| de Leme | 71 | 88 | / |
| de Lemo | 71 | 36 | / |
| de Lemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| di Lema | 71 | 1 | / |
| da Lema | 71 | 1 | / |
| de Lemos | 67 | 36,432 | / |
| de Lemes | 67 | 608 | / |
| di Lemma | 67 | 78 | / |
| de Lemmi | 67 | 49 | / |
| de Lesmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| de Lesme | 67 | 1 | / |
| de Lemis | 67 | 1 | / |
| de Layme | 67 | 1 | / |
| de Lemmo | 67 | 1 | / |
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