Limisi Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Limisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5961:77,4837,215
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Limisi (11) may also be a first name.

Limisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limisi (Oriya: ଲିମିଶି) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Limisi.

How Common Is The Last Name Limisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limisi is the 536,820th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 12,145,910 people. Limisi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Limisi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 77,483. In Kenya Limisi is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 62 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Limisi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Limisi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limisis9229/
Limissi921/
Limissis861/
Lumisi83148/
Limisa836/
Limiji832/
Limesi832/
Lemisi831/
Limeisa77150/
Leimisa776/
Liemisa774/
Limaise771/
Lemishi771/
Limesis771/
Limissa771/
Limoiji771/
Lemissi771/
Lemaissi71715/
Limichai7155/
Lehmissi717/
Limiezoi711/
Lemmissi711/
Lemhishi711/
Lemhissi711/
Léhmissi711/
Lhemissi711/
Limaissa711/
Lemesi67405/
Lemisa67325/
Lemise6768/
Limese6734/
Limuse6721/
Lemisy6712/
Lemusi677/
Lumusi675/
Lemici672/
Lumise672/
Lemizi671/
Lumizi671/
Lithmisay671/

Limisi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limisi in the Oriya language
ଲିମିଶିlimisi-

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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 Limisi
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