Limpho Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Limpho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limpho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho381:53,4888,156
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Limpho (5,941) may also be a first name.

Limpho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limpho is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Limpho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Limpho is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Limpho reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 86,210th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 5,941 people.

Limpho is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 53,488. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mafeteng District, where 45 percent live, Leribe District, where 26 percent live and Maseru District, where 21 percent live. Barring Lesotho Limpho exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 16 percent live and Cambodia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limphot9236/
Limpo913,266/
Limpot831,031/
Limpah83128/
Limppo8325/
Limpou8310/
Laimpo833/
Limpos832/
Liempo832/
Limpoh831/
Limpha831/
Linpho831/
Limpoi831/
Limmpo831/
Lmpo801/
Limpach77304/
Litempo7713/
Lumphoo776/
Linphoo772/
Leimpha771/
Laimpoh771/
Liempha771/
Liempah771/
Limpa73614/
Lempo73224/
Lumpo7380/
Linpo7313/
Lmpha732/
Limfo731/
Libho731/
Limpouch7123/
Limpauch715/
Limpfoud711/
Llumpo67531/
Lempoy67527/
Lumpoh67304/
Limpas67220/
Limfop6771/
Limpat6762/
Lempoh6754/
Lempoi6739/
Lempod6728/
Lympos6728/
Limpau6723/
Lempah6723/
Lumpoo6721/
Livhoi6721/
Limpad6720/
Laempo6719/
Lympou6718/
Lumpoi6716/
Lumpha679/
Laimpa678/
Lempot674/
Lumpoy672/
Liumpa672/
Lumpah671/
Linpoz671/
Linpou671/
Lympot671/
Libhoi671/
Linpot671/
Glinpo671/
Linpah671/
Linpoo671/
Lempos671/
Lemppo671/
Lempha670/
Lienpo670/

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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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  • 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 Limpho
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