Kimayo Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3671:125,83110,435
Uganda1711:228,30017,543
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
England21:27,859,030389,889

Kimayo Last Name Facts

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

Kimayo is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimayo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 562,869th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kimayo are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 125,831. In Kenya Kimayo is mostly found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 30 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 23 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 30 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Kimayo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimaiyo9212,615/
Kimayio9286/
Kimayos924/
Kimay9198/
Kimaya831,299/
Kimayi83268/
Kemayo83259/
Kimaiy8335/
Kimaye8334/
Koimay8331/
Kimiyo8315/
Kimmay8310/
Kimoyo839/
Kaimay839/
Kumayo839/
Kimayu839/
Kimhay838/
Kuimay838/
Khimay836/
Kimuyo836/
Kimaio835/
Kimyio831/
Kemayou772,438/
Khumayo77158/
Kaimoyo7764/
Caimayo7737/
Khimayu7732/
Khaimay7715/
Kimayah7710/
Kaimaya774/
Kemaiyo774/
Kumayoo772/
Quimayo772/
Keumayo772/
Kaimayu771/
Kimoyho771/
Chimayo771/
Kimayie771/
Kimaaya771/
Kimayuu771/
Kémayou771/
Keimyio771/
Kimou735,971/
Kimoi731,505/
Kimea731,267/
Kimai73933/
Kimau73489/
Kimae73303/
Kumay73252/
Kimey73231/
Kemay7394/
Kimoy7316/
Kimaj7312/
Kimoe7312/
Kimaa738/
Cimay734/
Kimye733/
Kimoa731/
Khimayah7136/
Kemmayou712/
Kaaimaya711/
Kaimahya711/
Khemayod711/
Kimiya679,978/
Kimmey671,390/
Kumoyo671,390/
Kemaye671,108/
Kimuya67789/
Quimay67735/
Kimeya67551/
Kemayi67398/
Kemhay67393/
Kumaya67373/
Kaimou67216/
Kiemou67158/
Chimay67145/
Kemaya6789/
Kaimoi6772/
Kimuha6757/
Kimeyi6744/
Khimey6740/
Kimoya6738/
Kimaid6735/
Kumaye6735/
Koimai6734/
Kimhai6734/
Kaimau6733/
Keimau6728/
Kumayu6726/
Kimmai6721/
Keimou6720/
Kimiye6718/
Kimmou6718/
Kihmai6718/
Kimoyi6717/
Kemayd6717/
Kaimai6716/
Kaimoa6716/
Kimuja6711/
Khumay6711/
Khimou6711/
Kaimaa6711/
Khimuy6711/
Kimuyi6711/
Kimiia679/
Kaymay679/
Kuimoe679/
Kimaji678/
Kuimai678/
Kimeyu678/
Kimijo678/
Kimaai677/
Kimoji677/
Coimay677/
Kimeah676/
Cimaya676/
Kuimye676/
Kemayu675/
Kimoue675/
Kemiyo675/
Khimai674/
Koimoi674/
Kumiyo673/
Caimay673/
Kemoyo673/
Kimeye673/
Kumaio673/
Kimoja673/
Kimhea673/
Kimhoe672/
Kiemey672/
Keimai672/
Kaimea672/
Kimaii672/
Kimhou672/
Kimujo672/
Kimuye672/
Keumay672/
Kumeyo672/
Kuimou672/
Cumayo672/
Kimohu672/
Khimaj671/
Kimeas671/
Kumayy671/
Kumuyo671/
Keimey671/
Kimaue671/
Kemmay671/
Kimija671/
Kemeyo671/
Keimaj671/
Khemay671/
Kaimey671/
Kiomoi671/
Kiomou671/
Kimuyh671/
Kimeja671/
Kimojo671/
Koimea671/
Koimou671/
Kuimau671/
Kimmea671/
Keimae671/
Kaimoe671/
Kumaay671/
Ketmay671/
Kimaeh671/
Kimhey671/
Kimhoa670/
Kimgey670/
Kimiey670/

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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 Kimayo
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