Limawo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Limawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Limawo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limawo is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Limawo is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Limawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Limawo reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Excluding Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limawood862/
Limowo8355/
Limawa8325/
Lumawo8319/
Lemawo835/
Limabo832/
Limavo831/
Limawas778/
Limawat771/
Limmahwa711/
Limaswat711/
Limova67530/
Lemowo67230/
Limowa67103/
Lumowo6758/
Limová6726/
Limewa6721/
Lumawa6714/
Limaba672/
Limeva672/
Lemawa671/

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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 Limawo
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