Kimeto Surname
Approximately 3,894 people bear this surname
Kimeto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,845 | 1:12,010 | 1,495 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kimeto (324) may also be a first name.
Kimeto Demographics
Kimeto Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kimeto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimeto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimeto has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimeto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 118,110th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,871,481 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimeto are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kimeto is also the 487,350th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 324 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 3,845 people, or 1 in 12,010. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bomet County, where 24 percent live, Kericho County, where 19 percent live and Baringo County, where 15 percent live. Beside Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.
Kimeto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kimeto last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimetto | 92 | 2,603 | / |
| Kimetho | 92 | 66 | / |
| Kimeito | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kimetoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kimetoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kitmetou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kimmetto | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kimettoh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimoto | 83 | 39,778 | / |
| Kimeta | 83 | 251 | / |
| Kemeto | 83 | 37 | / |
| Kimato | 83 | 20 | / |
| Kumeto | 83 | 20 | / |
| Kimito | 83 | 18 | / |
| Keitmetto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimotho | 77 | 11,491 | / |
| Chimeto | 77 | 243 | / |
| Kimotuo | 77 | 136 | / |
| Kaimoto | 77 | 81 | / |
| Cimetto | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kimatho | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuimeta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kimatoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kummeto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimatto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuimoto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ketmeto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cimeito | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaymeto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimotto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khimato | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keimoto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimetha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimetto | 71 | 158 | / |
| Kitmitto | 71 | 114 | / |
| Kimestad | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kimaitho | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kimetach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimeato | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimmetha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimata | 67 | 16,697 | / |
| Kumeta | 67 | 1,876 | / |
| Kimita | 67 | 764 | / |
| Kimota | 67 | 141 | / |
| Kumoto | 67 | 135 | / |
| Kumato | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kemeta | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kemito | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kimmestad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kumito | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kemoto | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cimeta | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Kimeto
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