Limila Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Limila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Limila (26) may also be a first name.

Limila Last Name Facts

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

Limila (Oriya: ଲିମିଳା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Limila reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

Limila is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 57 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limaila9272/
Limailla8646/
Limula831,164/
Limela83366/
Limile83118/
Lumila8362/
Lemila838/
Limily831/
Limili831/
Limilo831/
Limailaya807/
Llimailla801/
Lumilay77209/
Lemilia77202/
Lemilya77163/
Leimela7769/
Lemmila7734/
Loimula7717/
Luimula7717/
Lummila7716/
Lumaila7715/
Liemula7713/
Lumilia776/
Leimula775/
Limulia773/
Limelia772/
Limulah771/
Limulla771/
Loimili771/
Lumilya771/
Loimela771/
Limilis771/
Limailo771/
Limaylla712,278/
Limailhe7117/
Limullah717/
Laimelay714/
Leimelay713/
Limeilih712/
Laimulai711/
Lemeilah711/
Laimelai711/
Lismelia711/
Limeilou711/
Limeilid711/
Limeileh711/
Lumula671,304/
Limele67315/
Lemula67132/
Lumela67130/
Lemela6776/
Lemily6768/
Limelo6721/
Lumilo6720/
Lemeillat675/
Limely675/
Lemilä673/
Lemili672/
Llimaylla672/
Lemile671/
Lemaillah671/
Limeli671/
Leimaille671/
Léméla671/

Limila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limila in the Oriya language
ଲିମିଳାlimila-

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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 Limila
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