Kimeta Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kimeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1891:280,11421,957
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Kimeta (1,929) may also be a first name.

Kimeta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimeta is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kimeta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimeta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,011,991st most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimeta live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kimeta is also the 172,789th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,929 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 280,114. In Tanzania Kimeta is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 69 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 29 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuimeta924/
Kimetha921/
Kimestad8643/
Kimmetha861/
Kimetach861/
Kimata8316,697/
Kimeto833,894/
Kumeta831,876/
Kimita83764/
Kimota83141/
Kemeta83122/
Kimete8376/
Kimeti833/
Cimeta833/
Kimmestad807/
Kimetto772,603/
Kimaita77938/
Chimeta77791/
Kummeta77560/
Cimetta77441/
Kimatha77175/
Kimetho7766/
Kimuita7755/
Kimetei7748/
Kumetha7746/
Kimatta7724/
Kaimeti7715/
Kumetah7715/
Kimoita779/
Kimeito779/
Kimethe778/
Kumetta775/
Kimitta774/
Kiemata774/
Kaimata773/
Kumaeta773/
Kimatai772/
Kumehta771/
Keimata771/
Khemeta771/
Kimeter771/
Kimetti771/
Keameta771/
Kemmeta771/
Kimaata771/
Kimeiti771/
Kimetyi771/
Kimitai771/
Kimetoh771/
Kimetoo771/
Kimatah771/
Kimitet771/
Kaitmeatha751/
Kummetha71609/
Kummeeta71487/
Ketmetta7138/
Kitmethi7131/
Kesmetas7122/
Kummetta7119/
Chimmeta718/
Chimetta718/
Kitmetou717/
Kaaimata717/
Kismaita716/
Kumettha714/
Kymetach714/
Chimheta713/
Kummeata713/
Kumeetha713/
Kimmetto712/
Kimyotta711/
Kaimotai711/
Cheimeta711/
Kesmetaş711/
Kaimista711/
Kumaetay711/
Kimettoh711/
Kimmette710/
Kimoto6739,778/
Kimiti672,803/
Kumita671,334/
Kumota67588/
Kumata67351/
Cemeta6768/
Kemete6759/
Cimete6740/
Kemeto6737/
Khummetha6730/
Kemata6725/
Kimato6720/
Kumeto6720/
Kimito6718/
Kemota6710/
Kimyte678/
Cimita677/
Kemita676/
Kemeti675/
Keitmayta673/
Kismester672/
Kemety671/
Kuumethai671/
Kummethaa671/
Quoimetay671/
Keitmetto671/
Kumyta671/
Kimity671/

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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 Kimeta
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