Limekhaya Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Limekhaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limekhaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1801:300,98728,973

Limekhaya (37) may also be a first name.

Limekhaya Last Name Facts

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

Limekhaya has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limekhaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,272,314th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Limekhaya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Limekhaya is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 37 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 300,987. In South Africa Limekhaya is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 26 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent reside and Western Cape, where 21 percent reside.

Limekhaya Last Name Statistics demography

Limekhaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.79% less than the national average, earning R 95,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limekaya94282/
Lemekhaya8920/
Limikhaya891/
Limaekaya891/
Limakaya8249/
Lemekaya8216/
Limeka80508/
Limeky801/
Lemekha75392/
Lymekha757/
Limakay753/
Limikaa751/
Limokay751/
Limikiya713/
Limikayi711/
Lumakaya711/
Limiecka711/
Limichayash701/
Lemeka67330/
Limika6719/
Lemeky673/
Limeki672/
Limeke672/
Limmechai671/
Limeca671/

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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 Limekhaya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis