Limov Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Limov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2931:491,88845,508
Bosnia and Herzegovina791:44,7655,908
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Limov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limov (Russian: Лимов) occurs most in Russia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 590,101st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Limov reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 491,888. In Russia it is mostly found in: Saratov Oblast, where 26 percent reside, Moscow, where 13 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Other than Russia Limov occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Limov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Limov last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 42.86% registered with the political party.

Limov earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limova91530/
Limotv914/
Əlimov911/
Hlimovs831/
Hlimova831/
Lyuimov831/
Lemov80102/
Lymov8016/
Lumov808/
Limow808/
Limof804/
Limav801/
Lyuimova772/
Hlumov73129/
Lemova73109/
Limowa73103/
Limaev7364/
Lyomov7344/
Limhow7316/
Lymova7315/
Lyumov7312/
Limeev735/
Leymov733/
Limhav731/
Limope731/
Litmow730/
Limhop730/
Leymoev67409/
Liemowa6725/
Lyomova6725/
Loymoev6716/
Leymova674/
Lehmova673/
Limhoff671/

Limov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limov in the Russian language
Лимовlimov-

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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
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  • 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 Limov
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