Kanimi Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kanimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India241:31,961,058386,265
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kanimi (131) may also be a first name.

Kanimi Last Name Facts

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

Kanimi (Hindi: कानिमी) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanimi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanimi is the 1,871,545th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Kanimi are found; 36 percent are found in Central Africa and 36 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kanimi is also the 811,108th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 131 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangimi9231/
Khanimi923/
Kanuimi921/
Kannimi921/
Kainiemi8677/
Katnimit864/
Khanimit861/
Kamnimit861/
Kangnimi861/
Kanima833,537/
Kanime831,917/
Kanumi83187/
Kenimi8339/
Kanemi8333/
Konimi8326/
Kanymi833/
Kanjmi831/
Qanimi831/
Canimi831/
Khamnimit8023/
Khannimit8011/
Keatnimit804/
Kangnimit801/
Kanimoa77804/
Kanimay77237/
Kaniema77150/
Konimai7729/
Kangemi7723/
Kanimea7717/
Kanieme774/
Kanyomi772/
Kanajmi772/
Kanimma772/
Kainumi772/
Kanaime771/
Kanuima771/
Kanhima771/
Kannumi771/
Khanumi771/
Kenimei771/
Khanima771/
Kangime771/
Canhimi771/
Kaneumi771/
Khangnimit7585/
Kannimäe7129/
Kaunimäe718/
Kanimaya717/
Kotnimit711/
Konimois711/
Kkanimma711/
Kanniema711/
Khannjmi711/
Kannimma711/
Kanema676,537/
Kongnimit67495/
Kaneme67289/
Khotnimit6754/
Konima6738/
Konime6738/
Kanyma6736/
Canima6734/
Kanemy6729/
Kanume6723/
Konnimois6712/
Konimy679/
Kaunismäe678/
Koungnimi676/
Kenumi675/
Kenime672/
Kenemi671/
Conimi671/
Canime671/
Kanyme671/
Konumi671/
Khanimaya671/
Konemi671/

Kanimi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanimi in the Hindi language
कानिमीkanimi50
काणिमीkanimi50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanimi
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