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
Kimeto occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimeto? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 118,110th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,871,481 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimeto live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kimeto is also the 487,350th most common forename on earth, held by 324 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,845 people, or 1 in 12,010. In Kenya Kimeto is primarily found in: Bomet County, where 24 percent reside, Kericho County, where 19 percent reside and Baringo County, where 15 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.
Kimeto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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