Limby Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Limby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
India111:69,733,217610,955
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Limby (16) may also be a first name.

Limby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limby is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Limby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,828,462nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. Limby occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Limby live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname Limby is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Limby is primarily concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 31 percent live, Greater London, where 22 percent live and West Midlands, where 12 percent live. Outside of England it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Limby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Limby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 392 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Limby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Limby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.28% more than the national average, earning R 404,640 per year and in Canada they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning $48,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limboy911,413/
Limbay91122/
Limbey9119/
Glimby911/
Limbiy911/
Luimby910/
Limbaya836,502/
Limbuoy8369/
Limbouy8348/
Limboey836/
Limboyd831/
Limba808,685/
Limbe807,723/
Lumby801,523/
Limbi80504/
Lemby8019/
Limbă806/
Linby806/
Lmboy802/
Lmbhy801/
Limbé801/
Limbhaya771/
Lumbay733,167/
Luimbi731,790/
Lumboy731,323/
Liembe731,239/
Limber73655/
Limbai73522/
Liemba73364/
Liombe73278/
Luimba73236/
Limwey73164/
Limboa7364/
Lembey7363/
Liombi7362/
Limbie7356/
Lemboy7355/
Limbed7345/
Loimba7330/
Laimba7329/
Limboi7327/
Lihmbi7315/
Limbha7310/
Lihmbe739/
Limbee738/
Laimbe738/
Liumbe735/
Leimba735/
Limbio734/
Lumbey733/
Limbis732/
Limway732/
Liembi732/
Limbit732/
Lienby732/
Limbei732/
Limbhe732/
Limbhi732/
Limbaa732/
Lembay732/
Limbaj732/
Limbeh732/
Limbje731/
Limbeu731/
Linbay731/
Limbii731/
Limbui731/
Limbet731/
Lembuy731/
Lumbuy731/
Llimba731/
Lumbiy731/
Linboy731/
Leimbe731/
Leymby731/
Limbge731/
Luimbe731/
Limbea730/
Linnby730/
Limbeea6790/
Lembysh6716/
Limbech6710/
Limbaha677/
Laimbui676/
Limbesh675/
Lmbi673/
Lembayd673/
Lummboy672/
Lmbe672/
Laembay671/
Lumbahy671/
Limbicz671/
Lionboy671/
Laimbee671/
Laimber671/
Liembie671/
Limbhai671/
Lmba671/
Limbish670/

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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 Limby
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