Limah Surname
Approximately 630 people bear this surname
Limah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 443 | 1:298,531 | 26,540 |
| Malaysia | 96 | 1:307,232 | 16,754 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Limah (8,461) may also be a first name.
Limah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Limah (Hindi: लीमाह) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Limah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 517,348th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Limah occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Limah are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Limah is also the 68,532nd most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 8,461 people.
It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 443 people, or 1 in 298,531. In Indonesia Limah is primarily concentrated in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 30 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 20 percent reside and Aceh, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Limah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Limah in the Hindi language | ||
| लीमाह | limaha | - |
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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 Limah
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