Kimama Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Congo

Kimama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4521:102,1688,905
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Congo1051:47,5154,412
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
India101:76,706,538639,611
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kimama (285) may also be a first name.

Kimama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimama (Oriya: କିମାମା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 381,502nd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kimama live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 524,196th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 285 people.

The surname Kimama is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 102,168. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 62 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 16 percent live and Kitui County, where 13 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and The Congo, where 11 percent live.

Kimama Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaimama9221/
Kimaima923/
Kimaama922/
Kaimaima86322/
Kimasmas869/
Kaimgama861/
Kaimamai861/
Kitmamma861/
Kimamo83741/
Kumama83188/
Kimami83137/
Kimema83105/
Kemama8316/
Kimoma836/
Cimama835/
Kimame833/
Chimama77291/
Kaimamo7767/
Kemamah7726/
Kaimami7726/
Kimamou775/
Khimami772/
Kummama771/
Kumamai771/
Kimamui771/
Khemama771/
Kimaami771/
Kimuima771/
Kumaema771/
Kimamet771/
Chimaima7166/
Kumaemah7120/
Khumamah7115/
Kimemaih717/
Chimauma713/
Chimamma712/
Kimomaih711/
Kimomo67249/
Kemami6770/
Khumaemah6737/
Kemame6733/
Kimome6723/
Kimomi6715/
Kumamo6712/
Chimmamma673/
Kemamy672/
Kemamo672/
Cemama671/
Khojmamad671/

Kimama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimama in the Oriya language
କିମାମାkimama-

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