Limit Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Limit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2281:444,02754,717
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Limit (232) may also be a first name.

Limit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limit (Arabic: الحد, Bengali: লিমিত, Hindi: लिमित, Marathi: िलमीत, Russian: Лимит) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Limit is the 885,573rd most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Limit reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Limit is also the 588,797th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 232 people.

Limit is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 444,027. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 21 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 19 percent are found and Davao Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Limit Last Name Statistics demography

Limit earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning $42,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limite91260/
Llimit91207/
Limmit9127/
Liemit9118/
Laimit919/
Limitd917/
Limith916/
Limitt916/
Luimit913/
Limait912/
Litmit911/
Lhimit911/
Limi892,668/
Laimite8339/
Limmitt8326/
Limitte8325/
Loimite834/
Laitmit831/
Lliemit831/
Limithe831/
Limmith831/
Limio803,182/
Hlimi802,114/
Limet80985/
Limai80468/
Limei80344/
Laimi80308/
Lismi80178/
Limis80174/
Loimi80139/
Limoi80126/
Lemit80108/
Limmi8082/
Limid8046/
Lumit8043/
Leimi8035/
Limui8022/
Limie8018/
Limiy808/
Liomi804/
Liemi803/
Litmi802/
Limii802/
Lihmi801/
Limyi801/
Luimi801/
Llimi801/
Limih801/
Lhimi801/
Llemit732,525/
Loimai73260/
Lismis73245/
Limete73138/
Limaid73121/
Llimet7397/
Laimis7368/
Lemite7366/
Laimai7357/
Lemait7343/
Liemet7342/
H'Limi7334/
Lemist7328/
Lemgit7327/
Leimio7326/
Lumait7325/
Limmid7324/
Leimui7321/
Laimio7319/
Limich7317/
Laimei7315/
Loimet7315/
Laimet7315/
Luismi7313/
Liemai7313/
Leimis7311/
Limois7310/
Gliemi738/
Loimio737/
Limaia737/
Hlaimi737/
Leamit737/
Hleimi736/
Limmui736/
Lemith735/
Limmai734/
Leimai734/
Limgai734/
Laimiš733/
Limmie732/
Laimui732/
Leimet732/
Hlimet732/
Laimid732/
Limais732/
Liemei732/
Leimei732/
Limish731/
Limets731/
Lliemi731/
Leumit731/
Lemiot731/
Limoiz731/
Liumet731/
Límite731/
Limett731/
Hlimii731/
Laaimi731/
Leimie731/
Leemit731/
Lemitt730/
Lima671,948,991/
Lemi6716,022/
Lime673,306/
Limy67353/
Limmois67257/
Laimets6777/
Lemmitt6754/
Limé6732/
Leimich6724/
Limahai6719/
Lymi6712/
Lemithe6710/
Lehmeit6710/
Limj673/
Limooyi673/
Leimets673/
D'Leimi672/
Leimetz672/
Limisch671/
Limmett671/
Lemeite671/
Lemmite671/
Hliemai671/
Lemaite671/
Llemite671/
Limette671/
Lhemite671/
Limooie671/
Lehmait671/
Ljmi671/
Leahmit671/

Limit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limit in the Bengali language
লিমিতlimita-
Limit in the Hindi language
लिमितlimita-
Limit in the Marathi language
िलमीतilamita-
Limit in the Russian language
Лимитlimit-
Limit in the Arabic language
الحدalhd-
لحدlhd-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Limit
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