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

Limestone occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Limestone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limestone? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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.

The last name Limestone is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 57 percent reside, Alabama, where 29 percent reside and Tennessee, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Limestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Limestone has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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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