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 last name Leimu has its highest incidence in Finland. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leimu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 998,609th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Leimu are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 36 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 22,436. In Finland it is most common in: Pirkanmaa, where 27 percent live, Uusimaa, where 25 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 24 percent live. Beside Finland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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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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