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
Liman Political Affiliation
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Liman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name 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/territory. It can be rendered as: Líman or Limań. Click here to see other possible spellings of Liman.
How Common Is The Last Name Liman? popularity and diffusion
Liman is the 5,580th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 71,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Liman live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 16,606th most widespread forename on earth. It is borne by 56,691 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 78,636 people, or 1 in 2,253. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 16 percent reside, Zamfara, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Liman exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Liman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Liman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Liman last name grew 204 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 306 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Liman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Liman 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 bearing the Liman surname are 10.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.46% 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liman
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