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 surname Limby is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Limby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is mostly found 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 held first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 31 percent are found, Greater London, where 22 percent are found and West Midlands, where 12 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Limby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Limby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Limby surname rose 392 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Limby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Limby surname is predominantly 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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