Limb Surname
Approximately 3,263 people bear this surname
Limb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,848 | 1:30,150 | 4,049 |
| United States | 959 | 1:377,955 | 33,414 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 677 | 1:36,005 | 4,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
Limb (54) may also be a first name.
Limb Demographics
Average Male Limb Height
173.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Limb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Limb (Hindi: लिम्ब) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Limb? popularity and diffusion
The last name Limb is the 137,350th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,233,388 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Limb live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. Limb is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 54 people.
Limb is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,848 people, or 1 in 30,150. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent live, Derbyshire, where 13 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 12 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Limb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Limb has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Limb last name increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,279 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Limb Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Limb surname are 20.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.74% registered with the political party.
The amount Limb earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $47,406 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limbs | 89 | 21 | / |
| Luimb | 89 | 9 | / |
| Limbd | 89 | 4 | / |
| Limbh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Glimb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Liemb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Limmb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lmb | 86 | 5 | / |
| Liaimb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lumb | 75 | 6,077 | / |
| Limp | 75 | 832 | / |
| Lemb | 75 | 275 | / |
| Linb | 75 | 39 | / |
| Limf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Limv | 75 | 4 | / |
| Limw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lymb | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lhmb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lmbz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lmbh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llmb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lmbd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Limbova | 73 | 4 | / |
| Limpe | 67 | 445 | / |
| Limpf | 67 | 58 | / |
| Limpt | 67 | 53 | / |
| Limpp | 67 | 45 | / |
| Lisnb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Limps | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loemb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlemb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lumbh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lumbì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lumbė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lembs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lembh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lionb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limwt | 67 | 1 | / |
Limb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Limb in the Hindi language | ||
| लिम्ब | limba | 72.22 |
| लीम्ब | limba | 27.78 |
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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 Limb
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