Liman Surname
Approximately 101,304 people bear this surname
Liman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78,636 | 1:2,253 | 289 |
| Niger | 3,903 | 1:4,917 | 446 |
| Cameroon | 3,418 | 1:6,076 | 737 |
| Turkey | 2,835 | 1:27,450 | 3,097 |
| Indonesia | 2,675 | 1:49,439 | 5,550 |
| India | 1,466 | 1:523,237 | 26,085 |
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| Malaysia | 1,073 | 1:27,488 | 2,412 |
| Kenya | 871 | 1:53,019 | 5,325 |
| Russia | 754 | 1:191,145 | 21,228 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Philippines | 570 | 1:177,611 | 28,672 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| United States | 192 | 1:1,887,807 | 122,674 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Thailand | 172 | 1:410,688 | 72,080 |
| Poland | 172 | 1:220,981 | 28,861 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Uganda | 160 | 1:243,995 | 18,277 |
| Brunei | 144 | 1:2,908 | 506 |
| Papua New Guinea | 117 | 1:69,690 | 9,084 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Germany | 81 | 1:993,895 | 68,573 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| Peru | 52 | 1:611,233 | 15,440 |
| Belgium | 52 | 1:221,089 | 28,230 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Finland | 46 | 1:119,494 | 11,620 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| North Macedonia | 33 | 1:63,681 | 6,407 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Northern Cyprus | 31 | 1:10,291 | 2,613 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Bulgaria | 27 | 1:258,478 | 13,520 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
The alternate forms: Líman (33) & Limań (1) are calculated separately.
Liman (56,691) may also be a first name.
Liman Demographics
Average Liman Salary in
United States
$54,554 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Liman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Liman (Bengali: লিমন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺎﻡ, Hindi: लीमां, Marathi: िलमण, Oriya: ଲିମନ, Russian: Лиман) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Líman or Limań. Click here for other potential spellings of Liman.
How Common Is The Last Name Liman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,580th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 71,937 people. Liman is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Liman are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Liman is also the 16,606th most common first name globally, borne by 56,691 people.
The surname Liman is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 78,636 people, or 1 in 2,253. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 16 percent reside, Zamfara, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Liman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Liman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 204 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 306 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Liman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (96%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Liman last name are 10.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.46% being registered with the party.
The amount Liman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.59% less than the national average, earning 222,920 kr per year; in Peru they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,872 per year; in United States they earn 26.43% more than the national average, earning $54,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.58% less than the national average, earning $40,452 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Liman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻤﺎﻡ | lmam | - |
| Liman in the Bengali language | ||
| লিমন | limana | - |
| Liman in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିମନ | limana | 86.67 |
| ଳିମନ | limana | 3.33 |
| ଲିମନ୍ | liman | 3.33 |
| ଲିମନାଇଁ | limana'im | 3.33 |
| ଲିମନର | limanara | 3.33 |
| Liman in the Marathi language | ||
| िलमण | ilamana | 79.13 |
| िलमन | ilamana | 18.13 |
| लीमन | limana | 1.55 |
| लीमण | limana | 0.5 |
| मन | mana | 0.27 |
| िरना | irana | 0.09 |
| लीमान | limana | 0.09 |
| Liman in the Hindi language | ||
| लीमां | limam | 46.67 |
| लिमां | limam | 36.67 |
| लीमन | limana | 13.33 |
| लिमन | limana | 3.33 |
| Liman in the Russian language | ||
| Лиман | liman | - |
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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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- 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 Liman
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