Kimali Surname

255,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kimali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7151:74,0447,707
Thailand3441:205,34434,078
Kenya2921:158,15012,467
Uganda1011:386,52824,497
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
India71:109,580,769786,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kimali (498) may also be a first name.

Kimali Last Name Facts

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

Kimali (Hindi: किमली, Marathi: िकमळी, Oriya: କିମାଲି) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimali? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 255,243rd most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,713,807 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Kimali live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kimali is also the 380,144th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 498 people.

Kimali is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 715 people, or 1 in 74,044. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Shinyanga Region, where 29 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 25 percent live and Tanga Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 22 percent live and Kenya, where 19 percent live.

Kimali Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimaili92231/
Kaimali9244/
Koimali9212/
Kimaali9210/
Khimali929/
Kimalio924/
Kimalai924/
Kuimali922/
Kimalis921/
Keimali921/
Kiomali921/
Khaimali862/
Kaimalli861/
Kaimalai861/
Kimmaali861/
Kaaimali861/
Kimeli8316,787/
Kimala831,203/
Kumali83403/
Kimoli83385/
Kemali83332/
Kimale83137/
Cimali8312/
Kimaly831/
Khaimalis801/
Kemahli77865/
Kummali77415/
Khemali77226/
Kimaile77192/
Kimalyo77187/
Koymali77172/
Chimali77167/
Kemalli77105/
Kaimala7752/
Kimalee7739/
Kemalia7732/
Kemaali7726/
Ketmali7721/
Kimalea7718/
Kimouli7715/
Kumalai7714/
Koimale7712/
Kumalie7712/
Kaimale7711/
Kumaili7710/
Khumali779/
Kemaliy778/
Kaymali778/
Cuimali776/
Kumalli775/
Kuimala775/
Kuimale774/
Cimalli774/
Kimoloi774/
Kimalya774/
Kemaili773/
Kimalla772/
Kaimaly772/
Kumhali772/
Khimala771/
Kimaula771/
Kimelei771/
Kumaeli771/
Kimaala771/
Kimaila771/
Kimelie771/
Koimaly771/
Kumahli771/
Kemmali771/
Kimolit771/
Kemalai771/
Kemalih771/
Kimmala770/
Kimaley770/
Chimmali71504/
Khemmali71197/
Koymatli71137/
Kimalaha7156/
Kuimalee7116/
Kaymasli7115/
Khetmali7111/
Chimalli7111/
Keimalay718/
Qismatli717/
Kummalai717/
Kesmalli716/
Khuemali714/
Khummali714/
Cimmalli713/
Kesmaali713/
Kemhalli713/
Kaimaila712/
Khemalis711/
Khajmali711/
Ketmalli711/
Kiomolio711/
Khumaili711/
Koimalla711/
Kummaali711/
Chimaali711/
Chimhali711/
Cimaaliy711/
Cimmalgi711/
Chimaili711/
Kiemelie711/
Khemajli711/
Kimaaila711/
Kkumalli711/
Khumaloi711/
Kimaille711/
Khemaili711/
Kemale677,629/
Kemala673,013/
Khetmalis671,621/
Kimola671,314/
Cemali67910/
Kemoli67356/
Kimole67295/
Kumale67270/
Khemmalai67228/
Qemali67224/
Kimele67205/
Kemaly67191/
Khemailia6788/
Kymoli6782/
Kemeli6734/
Cimaly6732/
Kymala6729/
Khummalai6727/
Kümeli6712/
Kumeli6711/
Chimmaali677/
Koimahale676/
Chimmalli675/
Chimmalai674/
Cimale673/
Khuumaliy671/
Cümali671/
Quimallia671/

Kimali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimali in the Hindi language
किमलीkimali89.29
कीमलीkimali7.14
किमालीkimali3.57
Kimali in the Oriya language
କିମାଲିkimali80
କିମାଳିkimali20
Kimali in the Marathi language
िकमळीikamali33.33
िकमलीikamali33.33
िकमालीikamali33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kimali
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