Kimenye Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Kimenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 437 | 1:105,675 | 9,126 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kimenye (59) may also be a first name.
Kimenye Demographics
Kimenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kimenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimenye is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimenye? popularity and diffusion
Kimenye is the 609,110th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kimenye reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 59 people.
The last name Kimenye is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 105,675. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 32 percent are found, Makueni County, where 31 percent are found and Kitui County, where 24 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Kimenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimenge | 86 | 153 | / |
| Kemenye | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kimenje | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kiminye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kimegne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimenee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiemeney | 80 | 140 | / |
| Kimengei | 80 | 85 | / |
| Koimenee | 80 | 59 | / |
| Kimhenge | 80 | 49 | / |
| Kemenyes | 80 | 6 | / |
| Koimegne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimeneya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiemeneij | 75 | 79 | / |
| Kaimenjay | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chimeneye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kimeunhea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimenai | 71 | 248 | / |
| Kimenau | 71 | 172 | / |
| Kemenge | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kemeneu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keminye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimenej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimenji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimenei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemeney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cımenyer | 67 | 88 | / |
| Chimegne | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kemmenoe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Chimenea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chimenje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Quimenee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kimmenau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chiminye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kéményes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kimemhea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kemegnie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiminiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiminay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keumenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimengai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimminay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimenji | 67 | 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 Kimenye
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