Kimaru Surname

51,739th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9,7091:4,756679
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England141:3,979,861125,553
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Kimaru (2,081) may also be a first name.

Kimaru Last Name Facts

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

Kimaru is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimaru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,739th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 735,967 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimaru are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kimaru is also the 165,161st most frequent forename on earth, held by 2,081 people.

The last name Kimaru is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 9,709 people, or 1 in 4,756. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nandi County, where 14 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 12 percent live and Nyeri County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Kimaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kimaru surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Kimaru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koimaru927/
Kimarui925/
Kimarau922/
Kimaruh921/
Khimaru921/
Kaimaru921/
Kumaru833,133/
Kemaru8343/
Kimeru8317/
Kimoru839/
Kemarau77473/
Kimorou77192/
Kumarui7780/
Cijmaru7753/
Kumarau7735/
Kumaruu7734/
Kummaru7716/
Kuumaru7715/
Kumaaru775/
Kumharu775/
Chimaru775/
Qimaruh774/
Khumaru773/
Kimerou773/
Kaymaru771/
Kumairu771/
Kumareu771/
Kumarou771/
Kimuiru771/
Kaimoru771/
Kumaruy771/
Kumajru771/
Kemarrau711/
Chimarou711/
Kimourou711/
Chimharu711/
Kummarui711/
Kummaaru711/
Kuymarui711/
Kemeru672,108/
Kumoru6730/
Cemaru678/
Chimarrou671/

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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
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  • 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 Kimaru
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