Limón Surname
Approximately 515 people bear this surname
Limón Surname Definition:
The fruit of the lemon tree. Unlike most Spanish names, this one is Arabic in origin. Place names in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Honduras.
Limón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 378 | 1:328,376 | 7,128 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Limon (119,903), Limòn (11) & Límon (9) are calculated separately.
Limón Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The fruit of the lemon tree. Unlike most Spanish names, this one is Arabic in origin. Place names in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Honduras.
Limón Demographics
Average Male Limón Height
173.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Limón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Limón Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Limón has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Limon, Limòn or Límon. For other potential spellings of Limón click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Limón? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 602,749th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Limón live; 78 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Hispano-North America.
It is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 328,376. In Mexico Limón is most prevalent in: Mexico City, where 20 percent reside, Puebla, where 13 percent reside and México, where 11 percent reside. Barring Mexico it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
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