Limestone Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Limestone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limestone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Limestone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limestone occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limestone? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Limestone are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Limestone is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 57 percent are found, Alabama, where 29 percent are found and Tennessee, where 14 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Limestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Limestone has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Limestone last name fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Limestone Last Name Statistics demography

Limestone earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limeston941/
Lemmestone841/
Limitone82451/
Lemetone820/
Limethong782/
Limittone781/
Limiton75237/
Loimetan719/
Limetana711/
Limitoni711/
Liemetana673/
Lemiton63185/
Leemeithon632/
Limitom631/
Limmaithong6023/
Lemitton599/
Lemitoni591/
Lemitan506/

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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 Limestone
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