Kimaye Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kimaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
Kimaye (59) may also be a first name.
Kimaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimaye (Marathi: िकमये) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimaye? popularity and diffusion
Kimaye is the 3,373,373rd most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Kimaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Kimaye are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 59 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Kimaye is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 53 percent live and Littoral Region, where 33 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kimaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kimaye in the Marathi language | ||
| िकमये | ikamaye | 90 |
| िलमये | ilamaye | 10 |
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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 Kimaye
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