Kimanja Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kimanja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimanja is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimanja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimanja are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kimanja is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 388,066. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 86 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent live and Muranga County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Kimanja Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kimanja
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