Limka Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Limka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1091:26,7344,323
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Limka (152) may also be a first name.

Limka Last Name Facts

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

Limka (Hindi: लिम्का, Oriya: ଲିମ୍କା, Russian: Лимка) occurs in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,152,132nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Limka reside; 56 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Limka is also the 746,252nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 152 people.

The last name Limka is most commonly used in Albania, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 26,734. In Albania Limka is most numerous in: Korçë County, where 89 percent are found, Tirana County, where 6 percent are found and Shkodër County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Albania Limka occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Limka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Limka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Limka last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liomka911/
Limkha911/
Lumka80642/
Limke80520/
Lemka80377/
Limki8019/
Limko8017/
Limky803/
Limca801/
Lemkau73370/
Lemgka73139/
Liemke7371/
Lemkay7334/
Leimke7325/
Limcay7319/
Limket7315/
Leamka735/
Limkey733/
Limkär733/
Lemkad732/
Limkee732/
Limcke731/
Leemka731/
Limmca731/
Limkou731/
Lemkai731/
Lyomka731/
Laimky730/
Leimcke6748/
Lehmkau6730/
Lemkach6711/
Lymekha677/
Lymkach676/
Limkous672/
Leamkai671/
Limkoey671/
Limkoch671/
Lemckau671/
Lemkass671/

Limka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limka in the Oriya language
ଲିମ୍କାlimka66.67
ଲୁମକlumaka33.33
Limka in the Hindi language
लिम्काlimka59.26
लिमकाlimaka37.04
लीमकाlimaka3.7
Limka in the Russian language
Лимкаlimka-

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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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  • 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 Limka
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