Limacher Surname

182,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Limacher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,7861:4,598682
France2161:307,51346,888
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Canada461:800,99162,809
Wales301:103,1518,167
England301:1,857,26974,552
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Limacher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Limacher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Limacher is most common in Switzerland. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Limacher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limacher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 182,027th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,119,669 people. Limacher is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Limacher live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Limacher is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,786 people, or 1 in 4,598. In Switzerland Limacher is mostly found in: Canton of Lucerne, where 48 percent live, Canton of Zug, where 12 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent live. Barring Switzerland this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in France, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Limacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Limacher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 15,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Limacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Limacher last name are 10.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Limacher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.79% less than the national average, earning 177,212 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leimacher9483/
Limmacher9447/
Limache936,691/
Lemacher8895/
Limachir881/
Limace861/
Lehmacher821,065/
Lummacher821/
Lesmacher821/
Lejmacher821/
Lemgacher821/
Limachi8036,406/
Lemache801,421/
Limajhe809/
Limachy808/
Litmace801/
Limacha801/
Limoche801/
Limaker801/
Limouche752/
Lemgache751/
Llimachi751/
Limeaker750/
Limage712,082/
Limaje711,394/
Laimouche71765/
Limase7122/
Limaci7117/
Limashehe7114/
Limashchi719/
Limaze714/
Lemgachir713/
Limachaya713/
Lemace711/
Lehmakher711/
Limače711/
Laimeuche711/
Lemoucher710/
Limaciy67237/
Limasih67193/
Limmage67131/
Lemachi6791/
Limauge6773/
Lemacha6764/
Limochi6734/
Limasse676/
Lemoche673/
Limoshe672/
Limmaje672/
Limmase672/
Laymace671/
Limoser671/
Limajir671/
Limaase671/
Limaise671/
Limashi671/
Liemaci671/
Limasha671/
Lemaker670/
Limeage670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Limacher
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