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 surname Limoto has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Limoto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 937,786th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. Limoto occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Limoto reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Limoto is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

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
  • 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