Kiine Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Kiine Surname Definition:
Kiine is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: a truthful person.
Kiine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 43 | 1:1,073,951 | 34,763 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiine (46) may also be a first name.
Kiine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kiine is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: a truthful person.
Kiine is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: truthfulness.
Kiine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiine has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiine? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Kiine occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiine reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,073,951. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 24 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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