Limanya Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Limanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Limanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limanya is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Limanya reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Limanya is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loimanya934/
Lemanya86825/
Limonya8668/
Limanja8611/
Limagna869/
Limanyo862/
Lemanyas804/
Lemeanya803/
Limangna802/
Limangea801/
Loymanya801/
Limaña772/
Lemanyaas751/
Lemania7122/
Limonyo719/
Limanjo711/
Lemanyo711/
Lemonya711/
Lémania711/
Lemanja711/
Lemangna679/
Letmania672/
Lymanhah671/
Limangnou631/
Limaño621/
Limonio57125/
Limonia5716/
Limonjo571/
Limonja571/
Limongia5322/
Lemonneaa500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Limanya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis