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

The surname Limn has its highest incidence in Mexico. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 766,190th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Limn live; 52 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name internationally, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 701,278. In Mexico Limn is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 20 percent are found, México, where 18 percent are found and Jalisco, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Mexico Limn exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.

Limn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Limn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Limn surname rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 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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