Lim-How Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Lim-How Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Lim-How Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lim-How Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lim-How occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lim-How.
How Common Is The Last Name Lim-How? popularity and diffusion
Lim-How is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Lim-How reside; 75 percent reside in Australasia and 75 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Lim-How is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,499,284. In Australia Lim-How is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Apart from Australia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 13 percent live and The Netherlands, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limhow | 92 | 16 | / |
| Lim How | 86 | 2 | / |
| Limow | 83 | 8 | / |
| Lim-Ew | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lmow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lomow | 67 | 145 | / |
| Lemow | 67 | 5 | / |
| Limaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lamow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lem-Ew | 62 | 65 | / |
| Limmiw | 62 | 18 | / |
| Limmew | 62 | 10 | / |
| Lummow | 62 | 9 | / |
| Leemow | 62 | 7 | / |
| Limauw | 62 | 2 | / |
| Liamew | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lawmow | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lommow | 62 | 1 | / |
| Laymow | 62 | 0 | / |
| Lamyaow | 57 | 5 | / |
| Lim Yew | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lim Yaw | 57 | 0 | / |
| Lmuw | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lmew | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lamew | 50 | 43 | / |
| Lumaw | 50 | 9 | / |
| Lemów | 50 | 4 | / |
| Lmeew | 50 | 2 | / |
| Lumew | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lemaw | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lamaw | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lamiw | 50 | 1 | / |
| L'Mew | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lemew | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lamuw | 50 | 1 | / |
| L Mew | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Lim-How
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