Kimenya Surname
Approximately 1,973 people bear this surname
Kimenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,021 | 1:51,853 | 5,746 |
| DR Congo | 568 | 1:130,070 | 13,970 |
| Uganda | 311 | 1:125,528 | 11,752 |
| Kenya | 71 | 1:650,421 | 29,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Kimenya (45) may also be a first name.
Kimenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kimenya is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 209,446th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,693,637 people. Kimenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimenya are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 45 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,021 people, or 1 in 51,853. In Tanzania Kimenya is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 58 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemenya | 86 | 123 | / |
| Kiminya | 86 | 80 | / |
| Kimenia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kimenja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kemenyas | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kemenyah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaimenjay | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kimeangna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimeanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chimhenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimenjo | 71 | 232 | / |
| Kiminyo | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kiminja | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kemenyo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Keminya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ciminya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiminia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimenea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kemenyás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemenyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimhinya | 63 | 13 | / |
| Chiminyah | 63 | 12 | / |
| Chimmegna | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kemeangna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cemenja | 57 | 73 | / |
| Kiminjo | 57 | 25 | / |
| Keminyo | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kaimiņa | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ciminia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cemenia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Keminia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chiminja | 53 | 5 | / |
| Chiminyo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Chimeneo | 53 | 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
- 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 Kimenya
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