Lima Silva Surname
Approximately 2,891 people bear this surname
Lima Silva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2,874 | 1:74,487 | 2,783 |
| Cape Verde | 12 | 1:44,137 | 1,620 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Lima Silva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lima Silva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lima Silva is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lima Silva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 152,251st most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,520,770 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lima Silva are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The last name Lima Silva is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 2,874 people, or 1 in 74,487. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 17 percent reside, Bahia, where 16 percent reside and Maranhão, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limasilva | 95 | 5 | / |
| Limao Silva | 95 | 3 | / |
| Lima Slva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lima Siulva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lim Silva | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lima E Silva | 91 | 486 | / |
| Liam Silva | 90 | 2 | / |
| Laim Silva | 90 | 2 | / |
| Loma Silva | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lama Silva | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lima E Slva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laeuma Silva | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lima Salvaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leme Silva | 80 | 29 | / |
| Lami Silva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lyam Silva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leom Silva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lamy Silva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lame Silva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lima Salvo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lumi Silva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luhm Silva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lia Maia E Silva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lameu Silva | 76 | 3 | / |
| Lameo Silva | 76 | 2 | / |
| Layam Silva | 76 | 1 | / |
| Lauam Silva | 76 | 1 | / |
| Leme E Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laymmi Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louami Silva | 73 | 1 | / |
| lo Huamma Silva | 72 | 1 | / |
| Hwllyam Silva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Lameu E Silva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Lemessilva | 70 | 1 | / |
| Llamas Alva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lima Silva
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