Kanimu Surname

283,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7871:93,87510,644
Indonesia5451:242,65922,279
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kanimu (45) may also be a first name.

Kanimu Last Name Facts

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

Kanimu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanimu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 283,122nd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,354,552 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Kanimu are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kanimu is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 45 people.

The surname Kanimu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 787 people, or 1 in 93,875. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanimou92947/
Kaniemu924/
Kainimu923/
Kainaimu861/
Kanemu83259/
Kanumu8318/
Kanymu831/
Konimu831/
Kannemu7710/
Kanyomu774/
Khanumu774/
Kanumui773/
Kanemhu771/
Kanummu771/
Kanhmau771/
Cangimu771/
Kagnemou711/
Khanimoe711/
Konemu6794/
Konumu679/
Kenumu677/
Kenemu672/
Konemou621/
Keneemu621/
Kehnemui579/
Keuhnemu571/
Kahnemouyi508/
Kahnemouii505/

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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 Kanimu
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