Kimakwa Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kimakwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1821:253,73617,193
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kimakwa Last Name Facts

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

Kimakwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimakwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,210,518th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimakwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 253,736. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 92 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Kimakwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimagwa864/
Kemakwa861/
Chimakwa8038/
Kemakua7118/
Kumekwa711/
Kimagwe711/
Chimakwe671/
Chimagwa671/
Chimhakwe6313/
Chemakwai631/
Kemegwa573/
Kimocua571/
Kumekwo571/
Cimagua571/
Chemagwa539/
Chimogwa535/
Chimagwo531/
Kimanguo531/
Kaimangue5016/
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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 Kimakwa
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