Limn Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Australia

Limn Surname User-submission:

The Limn surname means 'to depict in painting' or 'to describe in words'.

Limn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1771:701,27810,841
Australia881:306,76926,711
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States171:21,321,114641,998
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Limn (17) may also be a first name.

Limn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Limn surname means 'to depict in painting' or 'to describe in words'.

- incarnate

Limn Last Name Facts

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

Limn is found most in Mexico. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Limn.

How Common Is The Last Name Limn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Limn is the 766,190th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Limn reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Limn is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 17 people.

Limn is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 701,278. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Mexico City, where 20 percent reside, México, where 18 percent reside and Jalisco, where 10 percent reside. Other than Mexico this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent reside and Spain, where 10 percent reside.

Limn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Limn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limen893,448/
Limin893,292/
Limén892/
Limûn891/
Lin8618,909,435/
Lim86823,649/
Liming802,380/
Limina801,388/
Limmen80379/
Liemen80177/
Laimin80135/
Loimin8047/
Lismen8039/
Liomin8034/
Leimen8029/
Limeng8027/
Laimen8019/
Limion8018/
Loitmn8015/
Lismin8014/
Limien8012/
Limoen8011/
Liumin8010/
Limmin809/
Loimen806/
Laimne804/
Llimin803/
Liemin803/
Litmin803/
Liment803/
Limgin802/
Laimyn802/
Limeen801/
Limuen801/
Litmen800/
Limind800/
Gliymn800/
Lihmen800/
Ling751,263,722/
Linn75139,482/
Lind7558,464/
Lina7554,424/
Lien7532,885/
Lion7531,452/
Lint753,688/
Glin751,106/
Luin75824/
Hlim75597/
Lymn75500/
Llin75408/
Lihn75326/
Lijn75222/
Hlin75119/
Ålin75100/
Lemn7562/
Llim7519/
Limd7510/
Lumn759/
Lhim759/
Lgin756/
Limt756/
Lisn755/
Lhin754/
Limg753/
Limh753/
Linq752/
Linå752/
Linț751/
Ljmn751/
Limq751/
Laimene731,621/
Laimina73445/
Laiming7359/
Limming7357/
Lisment7343/
Limmina7332/
Luismen7312/
Leiming7311/
Leitmen739/
Laimyna738/
Laimaen737/
Leimeng735/
Limnova734/
Leimina732/
Limmink732/
Limenck731/
Limimng731/
Liminng731/
Lliment731/
Leimenn731/
Limingk731/
Laismin731/
Luiming730/
Lindh676,784/
Lemin673,975/
Lindt673,615/
Linne673,427/
Lumen673,054/
Lingg672,527/
Lemen672,245/
Åhlin67820/
Limim67650/
Linkh67424/
Glinn67367/
Ln67328/
Liehn67319/
Lumin67212/
Lingė67170/
Lindø67140/
Lemne67103/
Limem6797/
Luihn6786/
Glien6782/
Lümen6769/
Lingh6763/
Llina6759/
Lionn6759/
Lintt6742/
Åling6736/
Lymen6729/
Lymyn6728/
Ålind6724/
Ålien6722/
Hling6721/
Liminova6719/
Linnå6718/
Liuen6715/
Lumén6713/
Hålimoen6711/
Limenova679/
Lemén679/
Lling678/
Llion677/
Liaen677/
Lindå677/
L'Lin677/
Laimienė676/
Linng675/
Lemyn675/
Øhlin674/
Lajmn674/
Lymin673/
Linnd673/
Linqu673/
Llink672/
Lisng672/
Limtd672/
Lindė672/
Liumienė672/
Lyumn671/
Lluin671/
Lingq671/
Llind671/
Lisnk671/
Lemmn671/
Hlihn671/
Hlinc671/
Hllimion671/
Hglin671/
Gliin671/
Leamn671/
Hluin671/
Laisment671/
L'Ing671/
Lemnk671/
D'Lin671/
Lemnn671/
Lisnt670/
Lienn670/
Luinn670/
Hlimt670/
Linzz670/

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