Limić Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Limić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Limić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1341:26,3914,281
Croatia1001:42,2868,393
Serbia741:96,5537,825
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Limic (18) are calculated separately.

Limić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limić occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Limic. Click here for other possible spellings of Limić.

How Common Is The Last Name Limić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 874,560th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Limić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 26,391. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 93 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 32 percent reside and Serbia, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limic9318/
Lemić80377/
Lemaić73304/
Limich7317/
Hlemić739/
Limitz735/
Limits733/
Leimic732/
Limoiz731/
Limoic731/
Leimich6724/
Leimitz6711/
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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 Limić
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