Kimenyu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimenyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kimenyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kimenyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimenyu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kimenyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimenyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimenyu is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimenyu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Kimenyu is mostly concentrated in: Muranga County, where 25 percent live, Nairobi County, where 25 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 25 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimenju86347/
Kiminyu868/
Kimeniu861/
Kiminyus802/
Chimenyu801/
Kiminju714/
Chiminyu6761/
Kiminius6712/
Chimeniu671/
Chemenju534/
Chemegnu531/
Kiminiūtė501/
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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 Kimenyu
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