Imwene Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Imwene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imwene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8241:56,0445,569
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Imwene (10) may also be a first name.

Imwene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imwene is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imwene? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 414,602nd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Imwene are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Imwene is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 56,044. In Kenya Imwene is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 87 percent live, Bungoma County, where 11 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya Imwene is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Imwene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imwenge924/
Imwen913/
Himweene862/
Jimwenez861/
Imwine8355/
Imweni8320/
Imbene838/
Inwene832/
Imuene832/
Yimwen831/
Emwene831/
Imween831/
Umwene831/
Inwenge774/
Imuenge774/
Imwenyi774/
Emwenet771/
Aimwena771/
Imbenea771/
Emwen733/
Hoimwane711/
Imuine67287/
Enwene6769/
Umuene6721/
Embene678/
Umwine674/
Emweni672/
Imuena671/
Ichenwene671/
Emwine670/

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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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  • 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 Imwene
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