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

Kimama (Oriya: କିମାମା) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 381,502nd most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. Kimama is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kimama are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 524,196th most common first name internationally It is held by 285 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 452 people, or 1 in 102,168. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 62 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 16 percent are found and Kitui County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Kimama is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and The Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Kimama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kimama surname is primarily 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-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kimama
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis