Kimatha Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kimatha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimatha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1651:320,85824,292
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Kimatha (54) may also be a first name.

Kimatha Last Name Facts

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

Kimatha occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimatha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimatha is the 1,295,379th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Kimatha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimatha reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kimatha is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 54 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 320,858. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 73 percent live, Iringa Region, where 24 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

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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 Kimatha
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