Limoto Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Limoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Limoto (10) may also be a first name.

Limoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limoto occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Limoto is the 937,786th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Limoto is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Limoto live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limotoi9234/
Limotos928/
Limotoy921/
Limotou921/
Lemoto831,143/
Limato83553/
Limota83380/
Lumoto83318/
Limuto831/
Lemotou77184/
Limotta7745/
Limatoi7721/
Lemotos7719/
Limatou7716/
Limutos7710/
Limoteu777/
Lumotto771/
Laimato771/
Loimusto7117/
Lemoutou7113/
Laimatou712/
Hlimatou711/
Limeta67653/
Limata67344/
Lumeto6744/
Lemato6742/
Lemeto6727/
Lumota679/
Lemota672/
Lemuto671/
Limuta671/

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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 Limoto
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