Limk Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Limk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Limk (3) may also be a first name.

Limk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limk is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Limk are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,463,778th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 3 people.

The surname Limk is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Limk is mostly found in: Illinois, where 33 percent are found, Kentucky, where 33 percent are found and New York, where 33 percent are found.

Limk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Limk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Limk last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limke89520/
Limks891/
Loimek80274/
Laimek80161/
Leimke8025/
Limcke801/
Lemk7551/
Limg753/
Limx752/
Lumk751/
Limq751/
Lymk751/
Ljmk751/
Leimcke7348/
Limkova7316/
Lemke6752,387/
Leimecke67116/
Lemck6738/
Lämke6716/
Limqt671/
Leimgcke671/
Laimg671/

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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 Limk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis