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

The surname Kimayo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kimayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimayo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 562,869th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 125,831. In Kenya Kimayo is primarily 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. Besides Kenya it 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 holding the Kimayo last name 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kimayo
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