Lim Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lim Surname Statistics


Lim Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Limb 75% 4,949
2 Elam 50% 3,140
3 Lame 50% 1,496
4 Loom 50% 999
5 Leam 50% 848
6 Lome 50% 450
7 Lime 75% 368
8 Lum 67% 360
9 Lymm 50% 338
10 Limm 75% 337
11 Loam 50% 327
12 Loome 40% 324
13 Elm 33% 299
14 Lam 67% 290
15 Lym 67% 178
16 Lem 67% 142
17 Elme 25% 128
18 Alum 50% 116
19 Lim 100% 115
20 Alma 25% 107
21 Lima 75% 101

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The surname Lim is the 19th most popular variant of Limb.

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