Limbere Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Limbere Surname User-submission:

The Limbere is a surname given to a young man after circumcision. Comes from the word limbere, which means 'spear'. Preceded by a prefix M' hence written as M'Limbere meaning 'son of spear'.

Limbere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia441:54,7596,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Limbere Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Limbere is a surname given to a young man after circumcision. Comes from the word limbere, which means 'spear'. Preceded by a prefix M' hence written as M'Limbere meaning 'son of spear'.

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Limbere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limbere is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limbere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limbere is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Limbere are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 54,759. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Kavango East Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Namibia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Limbere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Limbere has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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