Limes Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Limes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the limes,' more correctly 'lines,' i.e. the linden-trees, from residence beside some particular lime-tree or trees; v. Limehirst.

Hugo del Lymbes 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Limes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4961:730,76457,356
Northern Mariana Islands1171:46680
France1161:572,61077,014
Spain771:607,16928,212
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Guam211:7,6251,143
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

The alternate forms: Limés (3) & Limeš (1) are calculated separately.

Limes (86) may also be a first name.

Limes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the limes,' more correctly 'lines,' i.e. the linden-trees, from residence beside some particular lime-tree or trees; v. Limehirst.

Hugo del Lymbes 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1708. Married — John Limb and Mary West: St. Anthony (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Lime-Trees [v. under Limebeer and Lind]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Limes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limes (Arabic: ليميس, Oriya: ଲିେମସ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Limés or Limeš. For other potential spellings of Limes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limes is the 385,006th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,895,499 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Limes live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Limes is also the 1,032,266th most common first name internationally, borne by 86 people.

The surname Limes is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 730,764. In The United States Limes is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 34 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Colorado, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Northern Mariana Islands, where 13 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Limes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Limes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 326 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Limes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Limes surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.53% being registered with the political party.

Limes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.34% less than the national average, earning $37,826 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limés933/
Limeš931/
Luimes91769/
Laimes91359/
Limeus9164/
Liemes9162/
Limese9134/
Lismes9119/
Llimes9110/
Limezs917/
Limões916/
Limeas915/
Limesh914/
Limges914/
Limets911/
Liumes911/
Leimes911/
Limmes910/
Litmes910/
Lime893,306/
Luijmes83200/
Limesse8378/
Laimets8377/
Limiesz835/
Leimets833/
Limeesh831/
L'Himes831/
Laitmes831/
Lemes8093,358/
Laime8017,004/
Limer801,503/
Limet80985/
Lisme80740/
Limea80505/
Limje80366/
Limei80344/
Leime80307/
Liome80219/
Limis80174/
Lihme80147/
Lumes80135/
Limme80132/
Limey8054/
Luime8048/
Lieme8046/
Loime8039/
Limeh8028/
Lymes8025/
Limeu8021/
Llime8021/
Limed8019/
Limie8018/
Limej807/
Limee807/
Limez805/
Limge804/
Hlime802/
Litme801/
Loitmets778/
Laimesse771/
Lesmes738,534/
Limmer736,963/
Laimer732,758/
Leimer732,638/
Lemesh732,290/
Lhimer73677/
Lemets73443/
Litmer73245/
Lismis73245/
Luymes73216/
Lumeus73213/
Llemes73152/
Loimer73136/
Lemmes73125/
Llimet7397/
Lemese7395/
Laimis7368/
Limmex7349/
Laimez7344/
Lismer7332/
Lummes7332/
Limmea7326/
Limehe7321/
Loitme7319/
Leumes7318/
Luimee7316/
Lemeus7316/
Lijmer7316/
Laimei7315/
Loimet7315/
Laimet7315/
Loimee7314/
Lehmes7313/
Laymes7313/
Leimis7311/
Limois7310/
Luemes738/
Lemges738/
Laimed738/
Lemezs736/
Leemes735/
Llaime734/
Laimee734/
Lymeus734/
Lemess733/
Limgis733/
Leames733/
Leisme733/
Limmie732/
Leitme732/
Limeer732/
Limmje732/
Leymes732/
Leimet732/
Lemest732/
Hlimet732/
Lemees732/
Limais732/
Laisme732/
Luimer732/
Liemei732/
Leimei732/
Lismey731/
Limish731/
Lyomes731/
Lumies731/
Limyos731/
Lhymes731/
Liemis731/
Lemies731/
Hleime731/
Laimea731/
Lemeis731/
Liomme731/
L'Lime731/
Lemehs731/
Lemesz731/
Limett731/
Limios731/
Liemeh731/
Limoey731/
Limmee731/
Lemesd731/
Lemesx731/
Leimie731/
Liemey730/
Hlimer730/
Lymmes730/
Lymess730/
Lumeas730/
Lima671,948,991/
Leme6738,147/
Limi672,668/
Lemiesz67887/
Limy67353/
Lyme67303/
Limmois67257/
Leemets67196/
Leismer6771/
Limé6732/
Laitmer6717/
Lemesch6712/
Laimeah6711/
Limajhe679/
Leitmäe679/
Lhaimer674/
Lhimmer674/
D'Leime673/
Limj673/
Laimech673/
Leimetz672/
Lemesse672/
Laimmer672/
Lessmes672/
Lummess671/
Limeach671/
Limisch671/
Limmett671/
Laimeer671/
Laitmet671/
Leimech671/
Lemeisz671/
Lehmets671/
Leemest671/
L'Aimer671/
Lemmehs671/
Limierz671/
Limaise671/
Liaimer671/
Leamets671/
L'Himer671/
Limooee671/
Limooie671/
Laymesh671/
Lummies671/
Loismey671/
Ljme671/
Liemish670/
Loimmer670/

Limes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limes in the Oriya language
ଲିେମସliemasa-
Limes in the Arabic language
ليميسlymys-

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