Kimetu Surname
Approximately 726 people bear this surname
Kimetu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 721 | 1:64,050 | 6,192 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kimetu (147) may also be a first name.
Kimetu Demographics
Kimetu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kimetu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimetu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimetu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimetu? popularity and diffusion
Kimetu is the 464,191st most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,037,942 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimetu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most frequent first name internationally, borne by 147 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 721 people, or 1 in 64,050. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Machakos County, where 56 percent live, Makueni County, where 31 percent live and Kitui County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Kimetu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kimetu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimethu | 92 | 23 | / |
| Kimetuu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kitmetou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kimatu | 83 | 3,855 | / |
| Kimitu | 83 | 61 | / |
| Kemetu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Kimatui | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kimithu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kumettu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kemeteu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kimetoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimattu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiomitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kummetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khumhetu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kummethu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kemeuteu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kematu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kumatu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kumotu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kemotu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kimituich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumitau | 62 | 21 | / |
| Kemateu | 62 | 18 | / |
| Kematou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kumatuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kumatou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Keymatu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Qimatuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chemetu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kumaitu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chemeteu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Khemistu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kummattu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cumitu | 50 | 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 Kimetu
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