Limu Surname

64,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Limu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh2,8841:55,2552,925
Tanzania1,7741:29,8433,562
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Indonesia9661:136,90413,616
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Papua New Guinea3161:25,8032,856
India501:15,341,308250,737
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
China131:105,178,5825,529
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Estonia81:165,22626,217
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Samoa41:48,452659
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Limu (1,851) may also be a first name.

Limu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Limu (Hindi: लीमू, Oriya: ଲିମୁ, Russian: Лиму) is found most in Bangladesh. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Limu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,019th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 931,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Limu live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 177,126th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 1,851 people.

The last name Limu is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,884 people, or 1 in 55,255. Excluding Bangladesh this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Ethiopia, where 16 percent live.

Limu Last Name Statistics demography

Limu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Limau89838/
Limus89414/
Laimu89337/
Limut89316/
Limou89290/
Leimu89256/
Liomu89176/
Limmu8946/
Loimu8935/
Limui8922/
Liumu8921/
Limeu8921/
Limuu894/
Limhu894/
Limuy892/
Liemu891/
Limuh891/
Laimou80234/
Limoux80156/
Limeus8064/
Limaux8059/
Limous8023/
Leimui8021/
Liumau8019/
Leimau8016/
Laimau8015/
Litmus8012/
Limmui806/
Limaus806/
Laimut806/
Leimuz805/
Limeux805/
Lhimou804/
Lismus804/
Liumou803/
Laimui802/
Limout802/
Liemou801/
Limush801/
Limmus801/
Lismau801/
Leimou801/
Leismu801/
Limouz801/
Leimus800/
Luimus800/
Lumu7518,978/
Lemu759,412/
Lymu7513/
Llimous7311/
Laimutė735/
Limoush731/
Lahaimu731/
Limmous730/
Litmuss730/
Laimuth730/
Lemus67176,841/
Lemou6710,743/
Lemuz675,204/
Lemut67670/
Lemuh67502/
Lemau67447/
Lumau67201/
Lummu67173/
Lemui67145/
Lemuy67118/
Lemud67113/
Limão6791/
Lyomu6776/
Luumu6764/
Leemu6744/
Lemeu6741/
Limoo6738/
Lumui6727/
Limoe6726/
Lumuh6722/
Hlemu6716/
Lemmu6713/
Lumeu6711/
Lémus6710/
Leimhaus678/
Luemu675/
Lemux674/
Laymu672/
Lumhu671/
Lumuu671/
Lymui671/
Lyumu671/
Lhemu671/
Leumu671/
Leamu671/
Llemu671/
Luhmu671/
Lèmus671/
Lémou671/
Lemgu671/
Limmouth671/
Lémuz671/
Laimouch671/
Lemuu671/

Limu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Limu in the Oriya language
ଲିମୁlimu93.55
ଲିମୁଯାନିlimuyani3.23
ଲିମlima3.23
Limu in the Hindi language
लीमूlimu78.95
लिमूlimu10.53
लिमुlimu5.26
लीमुlimu5.26
Limu in the Russian language
Лимуlimu-

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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 Limu
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