Limbani Surname

48,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malawi

Limbani Surname Definition:

Limbani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: be strong.

Limbani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,7091:114,3347,447
Malawi3,6071:4,746668
Zimbabwe1781:86,73212,575
England1141:488,75531,416
Zambia251:633,99725,256
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Limbani (18,623) may also be a first name.

Limbani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Limbani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: be strong.

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Limbani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limbani (Hindi: लिम्बङी, Marathi: िंलबाणी, Oriya: ଲିାନି) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limbani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,201st most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 680,443 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Limbani live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 39,875th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 18,623 people.

The last name Limbani is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 6,709 people, or 1 in 114,334. In India Limbani is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 89 percent live, Maharashtra, where 6 percent live and Telangana, where 2 percent live. Other than India it is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limbangi932,757/
Limbhani9347/
Limmbani934/
Limbanio931/
Limbanip931/
Limmbangi881/
Limbaniph881/
Limbanhgi881/
Lembani862,029/
Limbane86103/
Limbana8640/
Limboni8626/
Limvani862/
Limbanna8062/
Limbongi8042/
Limbooni8032/
Limbange8021/
Leumbani806/
Lembanyi803/
Limbagne801/
Leembani801/
Limbonhai7517/
Limbangay751/
Lembhangi751/
Limbhanna751/
Limbona711,957/
Limbone71135/
Lembana71110/
Lembane7138/
Limbonge6797/
Lembonui671/
Lembange671/
Lembanna671/
Lembone57796/
Lembona571/

Limbani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limbani in the Oriya language
ଲିାନିliani-
Limbani in the Hindi language
लिम्बङीlimbani71.43
लीम्बङीlimbani28.57
Limbani in the Marathi language
िंलबाणीinlabani42.54
िंलबानीinlabani38.31
बानीbani10.69
लींबाणीlimbani1.34
लीमबानीlimabani1.34
लींबानीlimbani0.89
लीबानीlibani0.89
िंलबनीinlabani0.45
िंनबाणीinnabani0.45
ंािबानीmaibani0.45
लंबानlambana0.45
लीबणीlibani0.22
िंलबणीinlabani0.22

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