Limau Surname
Approximately 838 people bear this surname
Limau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 585 | 1:226,067 | 21,048 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Malaysia | 84 | 1:351,122 | 18,683 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Limau (460) may also be a first name.
Limau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Limau (Hindi: लिमउा, Marathi: िलमाउ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Limau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 415,385th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,696,356 people. Limau occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Limau live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 397,789th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 460 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 226,067. In Indonesia Limau is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 37 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 34 percent are found and North Maluku, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Limau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Limau in the Hindi language | ||
| लिमउा | limaua | - |
| Limau in the Marathi language | ||
| िलमाउ | ilama'u | - |
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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 Limau
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