Kihima Surname
Approximately 871 people bear this surname
Kihima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 715 | 1:64,587 | 6,238 |
| Tanzania | 147 | 1:360,147 | 26,649 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Kihima (33) may also be a first name.
Kihima Demographics
Kihima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kihima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kihima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kihima occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kihima.
How Common Is The Last Name Kihima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 402,870th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. The surname Kihima is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihima are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 33 people.
Kihima is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 715 people, or 1 in 64,587. In Kenya Kihima is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 32 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Kihima exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Kihima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kihima last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiima | 91 | 329 | / |
| Kijima | 83 | 23,130 | / |
| Kihema | 83 | 131 | / |
| Kuhima | 83 | 115 | / |
| Kiisma | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kiimay | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kihimi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kihimo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kehima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiiema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuhuima | 77 | 369 | / |
| Kaijima | 77 | 300 | / |
| Khiimaa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Khiymay | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chihima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kiimaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiema | 73 | 27,433 | / |
| Kiimi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kiyma | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kiéma | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kyima | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kiimo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kiime | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kièma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kajhimah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kajhimad | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kiggimah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiymaç | 67 | 157 | / |
| Chiima | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kihemo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Chiema | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kijimi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kiyoma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Keimah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kyimah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khyema | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kijema | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kyimas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuhema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiimoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kajhimahe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiimis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khiemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kihemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keoima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiehme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyimaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiheme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiemat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiayma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaijimahe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kihima
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