Kimayo Surname
Approximately 563 people bear this surname
Kimayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 367 | 1:125,831 | 10,435 |
| Uganda | 171 | 1:228,300 | 17,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Kimayo Demographics
Kimayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kimayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kimayo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimayo? popularity and diffusion
Kimayo is the 562,869th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kimayo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 125,831. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 30 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 23 percent live and West Pokot County, where 21 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Kimayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kimayo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Kimayo
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