Limeh Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Limeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Limeh (56) may also be a first name.
Limeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Limeh is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Limeh.
How Common Is The Last Name Limeh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Limeh are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Limeh is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 56 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Limeh is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 73 percent are found, East Region, where 5 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Limeh
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