Limame Surname
Approximately 2,191 people bear this surname
Limame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,682 | 1:2,435 | 297 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Algeria | 125 | 1:309,052 | 30,044 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 1:61,063 | 7,682 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Limame (1,249) may also be a first name.
Limame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Limame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺎﻡ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Limame? popularity and diffusion
It is the 192,212th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,326,128 people. The surname Limame is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Limame reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 223,455th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,249 people.
The last name Limame is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1,682 people, or 1 in 2,435. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 25 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 17 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 14 percent are found. Barring Mauritania this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 14 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limgame | 92 | 23 | / |
| Limamer | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lhimame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Limam | 91 | 11,358 | / |
| Limhamed | 86 | 8 | / |
| Limayeme | 86 | 4 | / |
| Limami | 83 | 1,214 | / |
| Limama | 83 | 315 | / |
| Lumame | 83 | 291 | / |
| Limamy | 83 | 216 | / |
| Limeme | 83 | 211 | / |
| Laimam | 83 | 99 | / |
| Limgam | 83 | 75 | / |
| Lemame | 83 | 17 | / |
| Limmam | 83 | 15 | / |
| Leimam | 83 | 6 | / |
| Liemam | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lymame | 83 | 4 | / |
| Litmam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Limaim | 83 | 2 | / |
| Limime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Llimam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Limome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Limaam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Limamm | 83 | 1 | / |
| L'Imam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lihmam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lismam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lumamie | 77 | 21 | / |
| Limamma | 77 | 21 | / |
| Limayma | 77 | 10 | / |
| Leitmam | 77 | 6 | / |
| Limammi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lehmame | 77 | 5 | / |
| Limaima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lemamme | 77 | 2 | / |
| Limoume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limamoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limmama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luimeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limomge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limomer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemamea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limomes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loimgam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemam | 73 | 75 | / |
| Limom | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lymam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lemhamed | 71 | 212 | / |
| Lemaamer | 71 | 172 | / |
| Lemammer | 71 | 137 | / |
| Limmamma | 71 | 24 | / |
| Lemahmed | 71 | 9 | / |
| Limamaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lumami | 67 | 3,441 | / |
| Lemami | 67 | 631 | / |
| Lehmam | 67 | 460 | / |
| Lemama | 67 | 339 | / |
| Limomi | 67 | 316 | / |
| Limoma | 67 | 246 | / |
| Lemmam | 67 | 205 | / |
| Lemamy | 67 | 84 | / |
| Limgom | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lemgam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lem'hamed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Limoim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Limhom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lemhammed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lemaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limeim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leamam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lumamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leymam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liomom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laymam | 67 | 0 | / |
Limame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Limame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻤﺎﻡ | lmam | 59.33 |
| ﺍﻻﻣﺎﻡ | alamam | 29.81 |
| ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ | alamam | 9.26 |
| ﻟﻴﻤﺎﻡ | lymam | 0.58 |
| ﻻﻣﺎﻡ | lamam | 0.29 |
| ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻡ | alamam | 0.29 |
| ﻟﻤﻴﻦ | lmyn | 0.14 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺎﻡ | almam | 0.14 |
| ﻹﻣﺎﻡ | lamam | 0.14 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Limame
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