Kimalu Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1591:290,44018,686
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kimalu (110) may also be a first name.

Kimalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimalu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 862,604th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name Kimalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimalu are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kimalu is also the 895,203rd most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 110 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 290,440. In Kenya Kimalu is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 67 percent reside, Machakos County, where 30 percent reside and Makueni County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 48 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimaulu924/
Kemalu8378/
Kumalu8319/
Kimelu831/
Kumalau7748/
Kemaleu7729/
Chimalu7727/
Khumalu7714/
Kemalau774/
Kumaleu771/
Kimeliu771/
Kimuilu771/
Keumaleu71104/
Kemallou7121/
Khemalou714/
Chimalou712/
Kemealou711/
Kemgallu711/
Chimmalu711/
Kumolu67741/
Chimailou6715/
Kemelu672/
Chimaylou671/
Cumalu671/
Kümoğlu62227/
Chemalu6215/
Kumoleu6213/
Quimolu6211/
Kumollu621/
Ceemalu621/
Keumeleu5721/
Chemaleu5717/
Kumeilyu574/
Chimoluh571/
Chemalou571/
Keumelou571/
Kummeelu571/
Kayımoğlu5380/
Keumeuleu531/

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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 Kimalu
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