Limbo Surname

42,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Namibia

Limbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8,8781:11,4031,121
India8811:870,67638,173
United States4161:871,29666,093
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Papua New Guinea2921:27,9243,159
Namibia2861:8,4241,639
Indonesia2551:518,62442,226
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Zambia1441:110,0698,604
Cameroon1301:159,76217,345
Tanzania821:645,62938,896
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Canada411:898,67368,969
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Benin311:333,40726,304
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
France111:6,038,429280,838
Bhutan91:68,449728
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Limbo (689) may also be a first name.

Limbo Last Name Facts

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

Limbo (Hindi: लिम्बो, Oriya: ଲିୋ, Russian: Лимбо, Tibetan: ལིམ་བུ།) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limbo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,266th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 590,372 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Limbo live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 315,065th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 689 people.

The last name Limbo is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 8,878 people, or 1 in 11,403. In The Philippines Limbo is mostly found in: Calabarzon, where 45 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 16 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Limbo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Limbo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Limbo surname increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Limbo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Limbo surname are 9.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Limbo earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $48,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $47,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limboo9118,918/
Limboy911,413/
Liombo91476/
Limbos91437/
Luimbo91207/
Liembo9184/
Limboa9164/
Laimbo9154/
Limboz9152/
Limboh9130/
Limboi9127/
Limbou9125/
Limbod917/
Loimbo914/
Liumbo913/
Limbuo912/
Limbop911/
Limbho911/
Llimbo911/
Leimbo910/
Lmbo892/
Limbuoy8369/
Limbous8312/
Limboot837/
Limbood832/
Liembuo831/
Limboyd831/
Limbuos831/
Lembo8014,580/
Lumbo8013,314/
Limba808,685/
Linbo80108/
Limbă806/
Lymbo804/
Limwo804/
Lmboy802/
Lmbos801/
Lømbo801/
Lmboo801/
Limbosch7747/
Limbad732,979/
Liumba731,949/
Liomba731,358/
Lumboy731,323/
Limbat73745/
Limbas73676/
Lyombo73607/
Liemba73364/
Luimba73236/
Limbau73118/
Lembod7378/
Luembo7376/
Lemboh7362/
Lemboy7355/
Lemboo7344/
Limbah7336/
Loimba7330/
Laimba7329/
Lembos7317/
Lymboi7316/
Lembop7314/
Lembou7313/
Lembot7312/
Limbha7310/
Laembo7310/
Leembo7310/
Linboz737/
Lemboi737/
Lymbou737/
Lienbo736/
Leimba735/
Lumboh734/
Lumbuo734/
Linboo734/
Leambo733/
Limbaa732/
Lumboo732/
Linbod732/
Linboh731/
Lembho731/
Limmpo731/
Linboy731/
Llimba731/
Lemboa731/
Limbeu731/
Limuot731/
Lymboz731/
Limbach676,067/
Leumbou6765/
Limbaus6715/
Limbaha677/
Limmbad672/
Lummboy672/
Lembocz671/
Limbahs671/
Liembah671/
Lionboy671/
Limbeau671/
Limbaph671/
Lmba671/

Limbo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limbo in the Tibetan language
ལིམ་བུ།limbu-
Limbo in the Oriya language
ଲିୋlio-
Limbo in the Hindi language
लिम्बोlimbo55.56
लिंबोlimbo44.44
Limbo in the Russian language
Лимбоlimbo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Limbo
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