Limbe Surname
Approximately 7,723 people bear this surname
Limbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,767 | 1:11,106 | 1,444 |
| Malawi | 1,908 | 1:8,972 | 1,383 |
| India | 385 | 1:1,992,378 | 68,431 |
| Indonesia | 240 | 1:551,038 | 44,419 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Kenya | 113 | 1:408,672 | 22,682 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
The alternate forms: Limbé (1) are calculated separately.
Limbe (1,907) may also be a first name.
Limbe Demographics
Limbe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Limbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Limbe (Marathi: लींबे, Oriya: ଲିେ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Limbé. For other possible spellings of Limbe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Limbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 64,743rd most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 943,616 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Limbe live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,001st most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 1,907 people.
The surname Limbe is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,767 people, or 1 in 11,106. In Tanzania Limbe is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 36 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Limbe is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Limbe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Limbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Limbe in the Marathi language | ||
| लींबे | limbe | - |
| Limbe in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିେ | lie | 96.02 |
| ଲିଂେବ | limeba | 0.8 |
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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 Limbe
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