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

The surname Kimatha is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimatha? popularity and diffusion

Kimatha is the 1,295,379th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimatha live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 54 people.

The last name Kimatha is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 320,858. In Tanzania Kimatha is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 73 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 24 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

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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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  • 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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