Lime Surname
Approximately 3,306 people bear this surname
Lime Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 834 | 1:24,903 | 3,389 |
| Kenya | 655 | 1:70,504 | 6,678 |
| Philippines | 548 | 1:184,741 | 29,618 |
| United States | 536 | 1:676,229 | 53,846 |
| France | 175 | 1:379,558 | 56,305 |
| Albania | 105 | 1:27,753 | 4,425 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 159 | 1:315,841 | 24,783 |
The alternate forms: Limé (32) are calculated separately.
Lime (1,563) may also be a first name.
Lime Demographics
Lime Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Lime Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lime Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lime (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻤﻪ, Oriya: ଲିେମ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Limé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lime? popularity and diffusion
It is the 135,867th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,204,339 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Lime are found; 26 percent are found in Central Africa and 18 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lime is also the 195,921st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 1,563 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 834 people, or 1 in 24,903. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 90 percent live, Centre Region, where 6 percent live and South Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.
Lime Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lime has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lime last name grew 337 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lime Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lime surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Lime last name are 24.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.03% being registered to vote for the party.
Lime earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $48,026 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lime Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lime in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିେମ | liema | 96.34 |
| ଲୀେମ | liema | 2.44 |
| ଳିେମ | liema | 1.22 |
| Lime in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﻤﻪ | lymh | 37.5 |
| ﻟﻴﻢ | lym | 37.5 |
| ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻤﻪ | allymh | 12.5 |
| ﻟﻴﻤﻰ | lymy | 12.5 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lime
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