Limb Surname

137,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Limb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8481:30,1504,049
United States9591:377,95533,414
Australia2021:133,64214,486
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Wales271:114,6128,773
India251:30,682,615377,978
Scotland181:297,43413,849
France141:4,744,480251,814
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6771:36,0054,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Limb (54) may also be a first name.

Limb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limb (Hindi: लिम्ब) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limb is the 137,350th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,233,388 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Limb are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Limb is also the 1,350,955th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 54 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 1,848 people, or 1 in 30,150. In England it is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 13 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Limb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Limb has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Limb last name rose 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,279 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Limb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Limb last name are 20.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limbs8921/
Luimb899/
Limbd894/
Limbh891/
Glimb891/
Liemb891/
Limmb891/
Lmb865/
Liaimb801/
Lumb756,077/
Limp75832/
Lemb75275/
Linb7539/
Limf757/
Limv754/
Limw753/
Lymb753/
Lhmb751/
Lmbz751/
Lmbh751/
Llmb751/
Lmbd751/
Limbova734/
Limpe67445/
Limpf6758/
Limpt6753/
Limpp6745/
Lisnb675/
Limps675/
Loemb673/
Hlemb673/
Lumbh672/
Lumbì671/
Lumbė671/
Lembs671/
Lembh671/
Lionb671/
Limwt671/

Limb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limb in the Hindi language
लिम्बlimba72.22
लीम्बlimba27.78

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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
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  • 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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