Kihima Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kihima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7151:64,5876,238
Tanzania1471:360,14726,649
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Kihima (33) may also be a first name.

Kihima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kihima is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kihima is the 402,870th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kihima live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kihima is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 33 people.

The last name Kihima is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 715 people, or 1 in 64,587. In Kenya Kihima is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 32 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Iceland, where 0 percent are found.

Kihima Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiima91329/
Kijima8323,130/
Kihema83131/
Kuhima83115/
Kiisma8315/
Kiimay838/
Kihimi833/
Kihimo831/
Kehima831/
Kiiema831/
Kuhuima77369/
Kaijima77300/
Khiimaa7719/
Khiymay777/
Chihima774/
Kiimaya771/
Kiema7327,433/
Kiimi738/
Kiyma735/
Kiéma734/
Kyima733/
Kiimo732/
Kiime732/
Kièma732/
Kajhimah7112/
Kajhimad713/
Kiggimah711/
Kiymaç67157/
Chiima6766/
Kihemo6753/
Chiema6731/
Kijimi6726/
Kiyoma6723/
Keimah6720/
Kyimah6715/
Khyema677/
Kijema676/
Kyimas675/
Kuhema674/
Kiimoh673/
Kajhimahe673/
Kiimis673/
Khiemi672/
Kihemi672/
Keoima671/
Kehema671/
Kiehme671/
Kyimaz671/
Kiheme671/
Kiemat671/
Kiayma671/
Kaijimahe671/

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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 Kihima
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