Kimayah Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kimayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kimayah (27) may also be a first name.
Kimayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimayah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kimayah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimayah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Kimayah occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kimayah are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.
The last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Kimayah is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 100 percent live. Not including Liberia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Dominica, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khimayah | 93 | 36 | / |
| Kimaya | 92 | 1,299 | / |
| Kumayah | 86 | 243 | / |
| Kemayah | 86 | 82 | / |
| Kaimaya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kimiyah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kimaaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimay | 83 | 98 | / |
| Kimaa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Khumayah | 80 | 196 | / |
| Kaimahya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaaimaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaymayah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kemmayah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimiya | 77 | 9,978 | / |
| Kimuya | 77 | 789 | / |
| Kimayo | 77 | 563 | / |
| Kimeya | 77 | 551 | / |
| Kumaya | 77 | 373 | / |
| Kimayi | 77 | 268 | / |
| Kemaya | 77 | 89 | / |
| Kimoya | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kimaiy | 77 | 35 | / |
| Kimaye | 77 | 34 | / |
| Koimay | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kaimaa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kimmay | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kimayu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kaimay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kimhay | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kuimay | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kimaai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kimeah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khimay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Cimaya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kimuyh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimaeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimaiyo | 71 | 12,615 | / |
| Kimayio | 71 | 86 | / |
| Khimayu | 71 | 32 | / |
| Chimaya | 71 | 29 | / |
| Cumayah | 71 | 21 | / |
| Khaimay | 71 | 15 | / |
| Khumaya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kaimiya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Quimaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kumaiah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kimayos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khimiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kemuyah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kimayuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimuyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khemaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemmaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimayie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaimaih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumhaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimoyho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimmoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimmaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimaich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaimayu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kummaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimea | 67 | 1,267 | / |
| Kimai | 67 | 933 | / |
| Kimau | 67 | 489 | / |
| Kimae | 67 | 303 | / |
| Kumay | 67 | 252 | / |
| Kimey | 67 | 231 | / |
| Kemay | 67 | 94 | / |
| Kemaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kimoy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khumiyah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kimaj | 67 | 12 | / |
| Quimayas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cimay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ketmuyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caaimaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoimiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaimiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kimayah
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