Limek Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Poland

Limek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
Poland441:863,83566,160
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Limek (10) may also be a first name.

Limek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limek has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Limek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limek is the 1,315,412th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Limek live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Limek is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 1,160,081. In Indonesia Limek is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 60 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 31 percent reside and Central Java, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 26 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Limek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Limek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Limek last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loimek91274/
Laimek91161/
Limeke912/
Liemek911/
Liemeck832/
Laimeak831/
Limeisk831/
Litmeck831/
Lemek801,276/
Limik8044/
Limeg805/
Lumek802/
Leimecke77116/
Limekova771/
Lemekh73529/
Lemeke73292/
Loymek73116/
Lemeck7390/
Limmex7349/
Limike734/
Lemmek734/
Lismik733/
Laimik733/
Laymek733/
Lemeek732/
Limikh732/
Limick731/
Lemiek731/
Limigue6793/
Lemmeke6777/
Limkova6716/
Lemecke6711/
Limegue673/
Lehmeke673/
Lemmeck672/
Leumiek672/
Lemeske672/
Laimike671/
Leumeik671/
Limicke671/
Laimikė671/
Limmick670/
Limhick670/

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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 Limek
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