Lims Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lims Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
India301:25,568,846339,406
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Lims (130) may also be a first name.

Lims Last Name Facts

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

Lims (Russian: Лимс) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lims click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lims? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Lims is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Lims live; 35 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 814,623rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 130 people.

The last name Lims is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 5,351,858. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent are found, Bahia, where 18 percent are found and Pará, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Lims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lims has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lims surname fell 64 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lims Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Lims earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning $33,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limse89232/
Liems8971/
Limås8929/
Leims893/
Limms892/
Lioms891/
Lisms890/
Luims890/
Limnse800/
Lins7575,728/
Lems751,560/
Lums7535/
Limz754/
Limx752/
Lyms750/
Linse672,490/
Lions672,047/
Liens67597/
Limje67366/
Linss67233/
Glins67137/
Llins6760/
Luins6744/
Linsz6738/
Lehms6726/
Lämås6722/
Linås6720/
Linns679/
Leems679/
Lemse677/
Lyoms674/
Limch673/
Hlems672/
Linsh672/
Leums671/
Lemms671/
Lihns671/
Limce671/
Lemsz671/
Lemss671/
Lähms671/
Lymsh671/
Luhms670/
Leams670/

Lims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lims in the Russian language
Лимсlims-

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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
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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 Lims
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