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Where Does The Last Name Lima Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lima (Arabic: يما, Bengali: লিমা, Georgian: ლიმა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻤﻪ, Hindi: लीमा, Marathi: लीमा, Oriya: ଲିମା, Russian: Лима, Tibetan: ལི་མ་) is found most in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms: Líma or Límá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lima? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Lima is the 281^st most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,739 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lima live; 81 percent live in South America and 78 percent live in Luso-South America. Lima is also the 3,746^th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 280,825 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,511,714 people, or 1 in 142. In Brazil Lima is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 16 percent live, Bahia, where 11 percent live and Ceará, where 9 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 172 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 5 percent live and Angola, where 3 percent live.

Lima Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lima has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lima surname expanded 36,456 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 6,985 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 8,200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lima Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lima surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (68%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Latin Catholic (79%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Lima are 42.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lima earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.74% less than the national average, earning €19,898 per year; in Norway they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning 347,202 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,997 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.56% more than the national average, earning R 388,680 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.38% less than the national average, earning $18,302,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $43,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $52,247 CAD per year.