Limon Surname

4,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Suriname

Limon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leman,' a corruption of Liefman. No doubt in some instances employed as a nickname, meaning dear one, sweetheart; or Leifehild.

'And hail that madyn, my lemman.' - Towneley Mysteries.

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Limon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico55,2891:2,245324
Bangladesh33,4341:4,766434
United States12,6591:28,6333,561
Philippines4,7221:21,4402,708
Spain2,5281:18,4942,054
Turkey2,2931:33,9393,606
Bolivia2,0871:5,087702
Pakistan1,9541:91,4253,018
France9391:70,7389,872
Ecuador6951:22,8863,113
Russia5401:266,89527,925
Suriname3261:1,695187
Italy2981:205,22429,370
England2151:259,15420,728
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Australia1881:143,59415,358
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Canada971:379,85133,859
Belgium821:140,20320,001
Belarus771:123,39017,948
Burkina Faso681:269,8845,074
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Peru551:577,89315,104
Namibia511:47,2435,945
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Colombia391:1,224,97610,005
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Singapore301:183,5907,666
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Chile261:677,55715,745
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Israel171:503,39037,521
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
India71:109,580,769786,157
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Moldova61:593,56136,655
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Limón (515), Limòn (11) & Límon (9) are calculated separately.

Limon (29,384) may also be a first name.

Limon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Leman,' a corruption of Liefman. No doubt in some instances employed as a nickname, meaning dear one, sweetheart; or Leifehild.

'And hail that madyn, my lemman.' - Towneley Mysteries.

But its use as seen below compels us to place it mainly in the category of fontal names. The forms in the London Directory show little change. It was a familiar joke some few years ago to say that there were two Lemons in the House of Commons and only one Peel.

Leman Bru, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan fil. Leman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Eldred Leman, Somerset"., ibid.

Thomas Letman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Lemon, of Preston, 1642: Wills at Chester.

1672. James Wynstanley and Elizabeth Leman: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1746. Married — William Lemon and Mary Newman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

The following has an excrescent 'd', as in Simmonds or Hammond:

1752. Married — John Lemond and Dorcas Massey: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1790. — John Newton and Lucy Lemmon: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Leman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old English, lemman, paramour, sweetheart-an Anglo-Saxon and Chaucerian word. One "Alan, the son of the Leman," occurs in the Hundred Bolls. Its primary meaning seems to be, a person much beloved, or very dear.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) A corruption of Le Mom, the monk.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

1. Same as the German name Lehman, said from lehn-mann, a vassal or feudal tenant. 2. From Anglo-Saxon lah-man, a lawyer (lah-wita, id.).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Limon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limon (Georgian: ლიმონ, Marathi: िलमोन, Russian: Лимон) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Limón, Limòn or Límon. For other possible spellings of Limon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Limon is the 4,710th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 60,779 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Limon live; 57 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Hispano-North America. Limon is also the 28,332nd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 29,384 people.

The surname Limon is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 55,289 people, or 1 in 2,245. In Mexico Limon is most common in: Jalisco, where 15 percent live, Puebla, where 15 percent live and Veracruz, where 9 percent live. Beside Mexico this last name occurs in 102 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Limon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Limon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Limon surname increased 15,252 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 265 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Limon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Limon surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Limon surname are 42.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Limon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 153.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.6% less than the national average, earning $20,524,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning $37,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.7% less than the national average, earning $43,869 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limón93515/
Limòn9311/
Límon939/
Limone912,186/
Laimon91487/
Limond91303/
Limont91237/
Limong91141/
Litmon9195/
Lismon9172/
Limoon9169/
Leimon9149/
Liemon9149/
Limoun9134/
Liomon9124/
Loimon9114/
Limoen9111/
Limmon918/
Limhon913/
Hlimon911/
Limonn911/
Llimon911/
Lismont83663/
Limoune83553/
Limosin83550/
Laitmon83215/
Limotin83142/
Limonne83132/
Leimone8389/
Limmong8376/
Liemohn8333/
Lismond8325/
Laimont8315/
Limhong8313/
Limoten8312/
Littmon8310/
Laimond838/
Leimoun836/
Laimoun835/
Limoine834/
Limosne834/
Leimohn832/
Litmond832/
Leimond832/
Limmond831/
Lismonc831/
Leimong831/
Litmong831/
Loimone831/
L'Limon831/
Limogne831/
Limosyn831/
Leimoon831/
Limhoon831/
Laimong831/
Laimoon831/
Leimont831/
Limonck830/
Liman80101,304/
Lemon8046,175/
Lymon801,812/
Limun801,274/
Lumon80125/
Limão8091/
Lémon8027/
Limom8018/
Lèmon801/
Limousin774,396/
Limonova774,002/
Leitmont7739/
Limonová7731/
Limoucin7727/
Limochin7714/
Hålimoen7711/
Limoisin778/
Hlaimoon772/
Laimoune771/
Limousen771/
Limoseen771/
Limmonck770/
Lemmon7311,126/
Limane739,054/
Litman733,674/
Lisman733,047/
Laymon732,890/
Leamon732,681/
Lemond731,843/
Leiman731,823/
Leemon73972/
Limann73846/
Lemont73818/
Laiman73787/
Lemone73599/
Limhan73557/
Lemoen73409/
Lieman73407/
Limune73404/
Limman73369/
Limang73240/
Loiman73154/
Luemon73144/
Leymon7378/
Letmon7354/
Lemong7351/
Lemoon7350/
Lehmon7349/
Limung7348/
Limhun7334/
Le'mon7334/
Lemoin7327/
Limant7323/
Lhemon7322/
Lemonn7319/
Laimun7313/
Liuman7312/
Lliman7310/
Limaan739/
Lihman737/
Lummon736/
Lemoun736/
Lajmon735/
Lémond735/
Llemon735/
Limmun735/
Leimun735/
Lesmon734/
Limhom734/
Loimun734/
Limoim734/
Limahn733/
Limgan733/
Lemuon732/
Leumon732/
Lioman732/
Limand732/
Lișman732/
Hliman732/
Lhiman731/
Lemoyn731/
Luiman731/
Luumon731/
Lémont731/
Laimón731/
Lijman731/
Limamn731/
Lhémon731/
Lismun731/
Limgun731/
Limonnova712/
Limoussin711/
Leimoigne711/
Lemoine6751,466/
Littman672,971/
Lemoyne671,527/
Leimane671,498/
Lemmond671,127/
Leitman671,118/
Leimann671,073/
Lemoing67877/
Liemann67578/
Laymond67435/
Luisman67310/
Leisman67294/
Limagne67288/
Laitman67215/
Lesmond67191/
Lismane67186/
Limmang67143/
Lithman67126/
Limutin67114/
Lemogne67112/
Leamond6791/
Laihman6790/
Leimand6785/
Leamont6777/
Laimann6769/
Lemonne6766/
Limusin6764/
Leymond6753/
Litmang6745/
Laymoun6743/
Leijman6736/
Laisman6732/
Laimant6728/
Lemoung6724/
Litmann6720/
Limasin6718/
Lemotin6717/
Leammon6716/
Leemoon6715/
Glieman6714/
Liehman6714/
Lemontt6713/
Leymont6712/
Lemoune6712/
Lijtman6711/
Llaiman6710/
Liaiman6710/
Lemmone679/
Loitman679/
Loimand677/
Laimang676/
Limaten676/
Lemonzs675/
Lemonhe675/
Leihman674/
Loisman674/
Lemount673/
Limatin673/
Limaung673/
Lemoîne673/
Lemocen673/
Limanne673/
Limuten673/
Lehmone672/
Lemmonn672/
Lemoind672/
Lettmon672/
Limmhan672/
Leimang672/
Lehmonn672/
Laymont672/
Laimane672/
Lihmane672/
Leimant672/
Limaang672/
Limmung672/
Limahan671/
Limmune671/
Lhimhun671/
Lesmonn671/
Lessmon671/
Lethmon671/
Laimanh671/
Lemmong671/
Lemoinc671/
Lemoint671/
Lemound671/
Hlieman671/
Hllemon671/
Lesmont671/
Lismang671/
Litmane671/
Loimann671/
Loimune671/
Lleiman671/
Hleiman671/
Leimanė671/
Lehmong671/
Lemondt671/
Lemoten671/
Leysmon671/
Lhimane671/
Liejman671/
Lihtman671/
Lummoon671/
Loymoon671/
Limosim671/
Limmane671/
Leimman671/
Leamonk670/
Leemond670/
Luehmon670/
Leimhan670/
Laymone670/
Lymondt670/
Lemmont670/
Lhimant670/

Limon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limon in the Georgian language
ლიმონlimon-
Limon in the Marathi language
िलमोनilamona-
Limon in the Russian language
Лимонlimon-

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