Limema Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Limema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3691:5,5081,130
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Limema (47) may also be a first name.

Limema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limema occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Limema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 636,210th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name Limema is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Limema reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Limema is also the 1,467,136th most frequent given name globally, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 5,508. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 41 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 25 percent live and Mokhotlong District, where 15 percent live. Beside Lesotho this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Limema Last Name Statistics demography

Limema earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.87% less than the national average, earning R 131,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limama83315/
Limoma83246/
Limeme83211/
Lemema83156/
Lumema83104/
Limima833/
Limemo831/
Limemi831/
Lymema831/
Limamma7721/
Limayma7710/
Limeimi773/
Limaima772/
Limamai771/
Luimeme771/
Lumemaa771/
Limmama771/
Limmamma7124/
Limeheme714/
Lemama67339/
Limomo67285/
Lumima67147/
Lumemo6797/
Limamo6729/
Lememe6711/
Lumoma673/
Limimi671/
Lemamo671/
Lemime671/
Limimo671/
Limime671/

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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 Limema
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