Kimawa Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kimawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1751:302,52423,291
Kenya931:496,55825,459
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kimawa (10) may also be a first name.

Kimawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimawa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimawa is the 961,438th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kimawa is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

Kimawa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 302,524. In Tanzania Kimawa is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 92 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 5 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Kimawa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 34 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Kimawa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimaiwa92441/
Kimaywa9232/
Kaimawa9210/
Kismawa925/
Kimawua925/
Kimaway921/
Kimawat921/
Kimawaha86918/
Kimaiwua86119/
Kimawach869/
Koimawai868/
Kimashwa861/
Kiemeawa861/
Kimawi83200/
Kimava8316/
Kumawa8311/
Kemawa834/
Kimowa831/
Kimawy831/
Kimawo831/
Kimaeva77257/
Keumawa7733/
Koimaba7721/
Kumaway7713/
Kimeiwa7711/
Kumaewa7711/
Kumahwa775/
Kumawai774/
Kemawat772/
Khimawi772/
Chimawa772/
Kimoiwa771/
Kimasua771/
Kaimowa771/
Kemaswa771/
Kymawat771/
Kumawah771/
Kumaywa771/
Kimavaha7110/
Kimayuha714/
Kiemeuwa713/
Khaimowa712/
Kuimovaa711/
Khaimava711/
Kaimaeva711/
Kimhowat711/
Khimaeva711/
Kummawai711/
Kuimoiwa711/
Khemawai711/
Kaimovaa711/
Kaimavas711/
Kimova67589/
Kemowa6778/
Cimowa6727/
Chimmawai675/
Kimeva674/
Kimaavath674/
Kemawi673/
Kimowo673/
Kimave672/
Kumowa672/
Kimavi671/
Kemewa671/
Kimewo671/
Kimaswoch671/
Kumewa671/
Kumava671/
Kimmavath671/

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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 Kimawa
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