Limé Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Limé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Limé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

The alternate forms: Lime (3,306) are calculated separately.

Limé Last Name Facts

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

The last name Limé occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Lime. For other potential spellings of Limé click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Limé? popularity and diffusion

Limé is the 3,485,539th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Limé reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Limé is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 328,225. In Sweden Limé is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 37 percent live, Stockholm County, where 20 percent live and Skåne County, where 17 percent live. Excluding Sweden Limé exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lime923,306/
Limér8928/
Lihmé899/
Laimé898/
Limés893/
Liméa891/
Lima751,948,991/
Limi752,668/
Limy75353/
Liné7533/
Lemé757/
Limj753/
Laime6717,004/
Leima678,653/
Limio673,182/
Limay672,635/
Laima672,433/
Hlimi672,114/
Limma671,730/
Limer671,503/
Liema671,452/
Limet67985/
Limes67923/
Lainé67819/
Lisme67740/
Limaj67679/
Loima67540/
Limaa67507/
Limea67505/
Limai67468/
Limje67366/
Limei67344/
Laimi67308/
Leime67307/
Limit67304/
Liame67276/
Liome67219/
Lismi67178/
Limis67174/
Lemée67153/
Lihme67147/
Loimi67139/
Limme67132/
Luima67130/
Limoi67126/
Limoa6792/
Limmi6782/
Hlima6768/
Llima6759/
Limey6754/
Luime6748/
Lieme6746/
Limid6746/
Loime6739/
Llimy6738/
Leimi6735/
Linér6732/
Laymé6730/
Limeh6728/
Limoy6724/
Limui6722/
Limeu6721/
Llime6721/
Limed6719/
Limie6718/
Limoj6715/
Lemmé6714/
Liumi6711/
Lihné679/
Linés679/
Limiy678/
Liomy678/
Lahmé678/
Limej677/
Lamée677/
Limee677/
Limez675/
Lhima674/
Lismy674/
Limge674/
Liemy674/
Liomi674/
Loumé674/
Lihma673/
Liemi673/
Limyo673/
Litmi672/
Laimy672/
Hlime672/
Limmy672/
Limii672/
Linée672/
Limuy672/
Lihmi671/
Limyi671/
Litme671/
Limaý671/
Ëlima671/
Luimi671/
Lemés671/
Llimi671/
Laumé671/
Limeš671/
Limha671/
Limih671/
Lhimi671/
Leimy670/

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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 Limé
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