Limama Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Limama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Philippines | 116 | 1:872,743 | 80,276 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Limama (82) may also be a first name.
Limama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Limama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻻﻣﺎﻡ, Oriya: ଲିମାମା) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Limama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 862,604th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Limama reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Limama is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 82 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limamma | 92 | 21 | / |
| Limayma | 92 | 10 | / |
| Limamad | 92 | 6 | / |
| Limaima | 92 | 2 | / |
| Limamai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Limamat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Limmama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Limmamma | 86 | 24 | / |
| Limgamma | 86 | 9 | / |
| Limhamad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Limamaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Limame | 83 | 2,191 | / |
| Limami | 83 | 1,214 | / |
| Limema | 83 | 479 | / |
| Lemama | 83 | 339 | / |
| Limoma | 83 | 246 | / |
| Limamy | 83 | 216 | / |
| Lumama | 83 | 97 | / |
| Limamo | 83 | 29 | / |
| Limamahas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Limahamat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lumaama | 77 | 122 | / |
| Lesmama | 77 | 30 | / |
| Limamou | 77 | 29 | / |
| Limgame | 77 | 23 | / |
| Lumamai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Limammi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lumamay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Limamer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lhimame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leimamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limamoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemasma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemgama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lummama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemamea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Letmama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limotmai | 71 | 208 | / |
| Limhamed | 71 | 8 | / |
| Limammou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lemhamad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemami | 67 | 631 | / |
| Limomi | 67 | 316 | / |
| Limomo | 67 | 285 | / |
| Lemamy | 67 | 84 | / |
| Lemame | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lymame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hleemamai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemamo | 67 | 1 | / |
Limama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Limama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିମାମା | limama | 50 |
| ବାମୁଡିଲିମାମା | bamudilimama | 50 |
| Limama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻻﻣﺎﻡ | alamam | 20 |
| ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ | alamam | 20 |
| ﻟﻤﺎﻣﻪ | lmamh | 20 |
| ﻟﻤﺎﻣﺔ | lmamt | 20 |
| ﻟﻤﺎﻡ | lmam | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Limama
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