Limiha Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Limiha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limiha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Limiha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limiha is carried by more people in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limiha? popularity and diffusion

Limiha is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Limiha reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,815,392. Barring Mozambique this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limia911,749/
Limias83598/
Limiah838/
Lismia835/
Liomia834/
Laimia832/
Limija831/
Limiad831/
Limhia831/
Lumihay77279/
Hlaimia7778/
Llaimia771/
Limhyad771/
Limio733,182/
Lumia732,695/
Limea73505/
Lemia73125/
Limja7385/
Limya7373/
Limji7335/
Limie7318/
Ljmia734/
Lymia731/
Laitmiat711/
Limier671,645/
Limjap67372/
Lemias67214/
Lemeha67209/
Limiyo67129/
Lumiah6736/
Leimio6726/
Limmea6726/
Limehe6721/
Laimio6719/
Lemiah6718/
Lumija6717/
Loimio677/
Lesmia677/
Limyas675/
Lemiaa675/
Lemmia675/
Limyad673/
Lumyha672/
Limjit672/
Limiji672/
Limmie672/
Limyae672/
Limyat672/
Laimya671/
Limios671/
Lyumia671/
Limieo671/
Limmya671/
Laimea671/
Limyah671/
Límias671/
Leimie671/
Lemiat671/
Laymia671/
Lummia670/

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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 Limiha
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