Limam Surname

45,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Limam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4,8701:7,9331,354
Mauritania4,1101:996138
Morocco1,5001:22,9843,586
Nigeria4191:422,77521,904
Tunisia1471:4,154648
France1001:664,22785,408
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Benin191:543,97934,804
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England121:4,643,172139,951
India71:109,580,769786,157
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Limam (3,399) may also be a first name.

Limam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺎﻡ, Marathi: िलमाम) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Limam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,661st most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 641,622 people. Limam is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Limam live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 122,140th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 3,399 people.

It is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 4,870 people, or 1 in 7,933. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Oran Province, where 40 percent reside, Bouïra Province, where 17 percent reside and Béchar Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Algeria this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 36 percent reside and Morocco, where 13 percent reside.

Limam Last Name Statistics demography

Limam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limame912,191/
Laimam9199/
Limgam9175/
Limmam9115/
Leimam916/
Liemam915/
Litmam913/
Limaim912/
Lismam911/
Llimam911/
Limaam911/
Limamm911/
Limamn911/
L'Imam911/
Lihmam911/
Leitmam836/
Loimgam831/
Lhimame831/
Litmamg831/
Liman80101,304/
Lemam8075/
Limom8018/
Lymam807/
Lumam802/
Limań801/
Limane739,054/
Litman733,674/
Lisman733,047/
Leiman731,823/
Limann73846/
Laiman73787/
Limhan73557/
Lehmam73460/
Lieman73407/
Limman73369/
Limang73240/
Lemmam73205/
Loiman73154/
Limant7323/
Lemame7317/
Limgom7316/
Limain7315/
Lliman7310/
Limaan739/
Limmon738/
Lihman737/
Lemgam737/
Limhom734/
Limoim734/
Limahn733/
Limgan733/
Lioman732/
Limand732/
Lișman732/
Hliman732/
Limeim731/
Lhiman731/
Leamam731/
Limean731/
Luiman731/
Lemham731/
Lijman731/
Limome731/
Leymam731/
Lemaam731/
Liomom731/
Luemam731/
Laymam730/
Littman672,971/
Leimane671,498/
Leitman671,118/
Leimann671,073/
Liemann67578/
Luisman67310/
Leisman67294/
Limagne67288/
Laitman67215/
Lismane67186/
Limmang67143/
Lithman67126/
Laihman6790/
Leimand6785/
Limmong6776/
Laimann6769/
Litmang6745/
Leijman6736/
Laisman6732/
Laimant6728/
Lumaham6725/
Litmann6720/
Limasin6718/
Liomain6716/
Glieman6714/
Liehman6714/
Lijtman6711/
Llaiman6710/
Liaiman6710/
Loitman679/
Loimand677/
Laimang676/
Limaten676/
Lehmame675/
Leihman674/
Loisman674/
Limatin673/
Limaung673/
Limanne673/
Limmhan672/
Limaine672/
Leimang672/
Lehmamm672/
Laimane672/
Lemamme672/
Lihmane672/
Leimant672/
Limaang672/
Limmond671/
Limahan671/
Laimanh671/
Lemaham671/
Hlieman671/
Limhean671/
Lismang671/
Litmane671/
Loimann671/
Lleiman671/
Hleiman671/
Leimanė671/
Limoume671/
Lhimane671/
Liejman671/
Lihtman671/
Limosim671/
Limmane671/
Lemmamd671/
Leimman671/
Leimhan670/
Lhimant670/

Limam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limam in the Marathi language
िलमामilamama-
Limam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﺎﻡlmam67.31
ﺍﻻﻣﺎﻡalamam20.82
ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡalamam10.21
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻡalmam0.68
ﻟﻴﻤﺎﻡlymam0.51
ﻟﻤﻠﻢlmlm0.17
ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻡalamam0.06
ﺍﻣﺎﻡamam0.06
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻣﻲalmamy0.06
ﻻﻣﺎﻡlamam0.06

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