Leimu Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Leimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 245 | 1:22,436 | 3,151 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Leimu (36) may also be a first name.
Leimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leimu is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leimu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 998,609th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Leimu reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia. Leimu is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 36 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 22,436. In Finland Leimu is primarily found in: Pirkanmaa, where 27 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 25 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 24 percent are found. Besides Finland Leimu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Leimu
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