Gimei Surname
Approximately 3,207 people bear this surname
Gimei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,193 | 1:12,227 | 2,012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Gimei (1,090) may also be a first name.
Gimei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gimei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gimei is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gimei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gimei is the 139,381st most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,272,387 people. Gimei is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gimei reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 241,726th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,090 people.
The surname Gimei is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 3,193 people, or 1 in 12,227. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bulambuli District, where 53 percent are found, Sironko District, where 28 percent are found and Kapchorwa District, where 6 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Gimei
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