Limkin Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Australia

Limkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Australia301:899,85754,700
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Limkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limkin (Russian: Лимкин) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limkin is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Limkin live; 34 percent live in Eastern Europe and 34 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Limkin is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 2,825,942. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow Oblast, where 22 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Moscow, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

Limkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Limkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Limkin surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Limkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Limkin surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Limkin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limkina9240/
Lemkin83447/
Lumkin83110/
Lemkina77612/
Limchin77132/
Limkeng7751/
Lyomkin7718/
Lumckin772/
Lyumkin771/
Lemking770/
Lyomkina7123/
Lemkienė712/
Lemken67515/
Lemkyn6711/
Laymkn674/
Lümken672/
Lymkyn671/
Lemcin671/
Lemkyna6226/
Luemken6211/
Limchen627/
Lemcken622/
Lemkend621/
Lämmken621/
Lemchin621/
Lämmcken5712/
Lemkem501/

Limkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limkin in the Russian language
Лимкинlimkin-

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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
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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 Limkin
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