Limo Surname

20,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Limo Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when the cattle was going out for morning graze.

Limo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya18,5781:2,486392
Peru1,7811:17,8462,175
Tanzania1,0501:50,4215,602
DR Congo9241:79,9569,244
Uganda6551:59,6026,935
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Philippines4281:236,53835,964
Lesotho2991:6,7981,446
Iran2651:289,74520,790
Indonesia1941:681,69753,131
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Brazil1521:1,408,38447,527
Bosnia and Herzegovina1191:29,7184,661
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Albania591:49,3916,511
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Niger311:619,09715,317
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Finland181:305,37222,464
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Panama41:978,06412,245
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Limo (7,415) may also be a first name.

Limo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a name given to a child born when the cattle was going out for morning graze.

- knaibei

Limo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limo (Georgian: ლიმო, Hindi: लीमो, Oriya: ଲିେମା) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limo? popularity and diffusion

Limo is the 20,735th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 276,525 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Limo live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Limo is also the 74,703rd most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 7,415 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 18,578 people, or 1 in 2,486. In Kenya Limo is most common in: Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent reside, Nandi County, where 19 percent reside and Baringo County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Limo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Limo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Limo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Limo surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Limo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning 323,207 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,624 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.75% less than the national average, earning R 152,688 per year; in United States they earn 23.1% less than the national average, earning $33,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning $42,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limos895,426/
Limot89637/
Laimo89442/
Limod89328/
Limou89290/
Limoh89263/
Liomo89189/
Liemo89149/
Limoi89126/
Limoa8992/
Loimo8967/
Limmo8957/
Litmo8948/
Limoo8938/
Leimo8934/
Lismo8925/
Limoy8924/
Llimo8916/
Limoj8915/
Limgo8912/
Limoz898/
Liumo898/
Limho895/
Lihmo891/
Luimo891/
Llimos80354/
Laimou80234/
Limoux80156/
Laimos80155/
Laimoo80117/
Limous8023/
Laimot8020/
Limois8010/
Liemoa808/
Leismo806/
Laimoh805/
Limosh804/
Lhimou804/
Leimoo804/
Liumou803/
Limout802/
Luimoy801/
Laihmo801/
Laimod801/
Limoiz801/
Leimoh801/
Leimou801/
Limmos801/
Limmot801/
Limots801/
Limott801/
Limouz801/
Limuot801/
Liemoo801/
Liemou801/
Gliemo801/
Limmoa801/
Limmoh801/
Limhop800/
Lima751,948,991/
Lemo755,747/
Lymo751,680/
Lumo751,447/
Limmois73257/
Gliemmo73182/
Limmoth7330/
Llimous7311/
Limooyi733/
Leimoha731/
Leimood731/
Limoush731/
D'Limos731/
Limooee731/
Limooie731/
Glilimo731/
Limmous730/
Lemos67286,167/
Limas6720,071/
Lemou6710,743/
Leima678,653/
Laima672,433/
Lesmo671,908/
Lemmo671,826/
Lisma671,799/
Limma671,730/
Liema671,452/
Limat671,177/
Limau67838/
Limad67660/
Limah67630/
Loima67540/
Limaa67507/
Leamo67504/
Lemgo67462/
Lemoi67452/
Lumoo67407/
Lioma67401/
Lemot67398/
Lemoa67391/
Liuma67297/
Lemoy67280/
Lemoh67160/
Luemo67143/
Luima67130/
Leumo6798/
Lemod6781/
Hlima6768/
Leemo6767/
Llima6759/
Lemoz6738/
Lummo6734/
Lumoi6731/
Limap6727/
Limaz6724/
Lyomo6721/
Limeu6721/
Lysmo6719/
Lumho6716/
Limga6712/
Litma6712/
Hlumo678/
Lehmo677/
Hlemo676/
Lhima674/
Lihma673/
Lumoh673/
Laymo673/
Lemoo673/
Lémos672/
Luumo672/
Llemo672/
Lumoy672/
Lyhmo671/
Leymo671/
Lhemo671/
Lemoj671/
Limaš671/
Ëlima671/
Limać671/
Ljåmo671/
Llumo671/
Lémou671/
Limaş671/
Limha671/
Limmouth671/
Laimouch671/
Limaï671/
Lemho671/
Leimmott670/

Limo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limo in the Georgian language
ლიმოlimo-
Limo in the Hindi language
लीमोlimo-
Limo in the Oriya language
ଲିେମାliema83.33
ଲିମlima16.67

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Limo
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