Limota Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Limota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1941:272,89521,498
Nigeria1811:978,68941,594
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Limota (9,140) may also be a first name.

Limota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limota is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limota? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 754,238th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Limota reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 65,014th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,140 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 68 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Limota occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 48 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limotta9245/
Limotai924/
Limotea921/
Limothai86271/
Limeta83653/
Limoti83435/
Limata83344/
Limoto83280/
Limote8315/
Lumota839/
Lemota832/
Limuta831/
Limatad77162/
Limotoi7734/
Limotti7733/
Limutau7730/
Limotte7717/
Laimata779/
Limotos778/
Limoteu777/
Laimeta775/
Limatau775/
Limatha774/
Limatta774/
Limmata774/
Limothy772/
Lemouta772/
Limetta772/
Limothe772/
Limatea771/
Liomata771/
Limotoy771/
Limotou771/
Luimata771/
Hlimeta771/
Leimata771/
Laimoute71114/
Laaimata716/
Limatauh711/
Litmatta711/
Lemoto671,143/
Lumeta67787/
Lumata67783/
Limato67553/
Lumoto67318/
Limuti67209/
Lemuta67122/
Limate6766/
Limati6748/
Lemeta6724/
Lemoti6716/
Lemata6713/
Lemote678/
Limotthit676/
Limute671/
Limaté671/
Limuto671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Limota
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis