Kimeze Surname
Approximately 1,867 people bear this surname
Kimeze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,849 | 1:21,114 | 3,094 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kimeze (21) may also be a first name.
Kimeze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimeze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kimeze has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimeze? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 219,166th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,903,345 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimeze live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.
Kimeze is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,849 people, or 1 in 21,114. In Uganda Kimeze is primarily concentrated in: Nakasongola District, where 42 percent are found, Buyende District, where 16 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimezze | 92 | 48 | / |
| Kimeeze | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kimeidze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimese | 83 | 353 | / |
| Kemeze | 83 | 84 | / |
| Kimeza | 83 | 59 | / |
| Kimaze | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kimege | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kimezi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kimeje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cimeze | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chimeze | 77 | 1,621 | / |
| Kimeche | 77 | 289 | / |
| Kemezeu | 77 | 58 | / |
| Keumeze | 77 | 58 | / |
| Kemezee | 77 | 49 | / |
| Kimiezi | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kimadze | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kemezie | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kuemeze | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kimazze | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kemeuze | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiemezi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kemmeze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimeeza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimeseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimezie | 71 | 27,049 | / |
| Keumezeu | 71 | 139 | / |
| Khimeche | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chimeize | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chimezeh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chimezea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimezei | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chimedze | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kimmeche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cihmezie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemeuzeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keimedje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimmyzer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimezee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaimeche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimazi | 67 | 1,136 | / |
| Kemeza | 67 | 522 | / |
| Kimizi | 67 | 306 | / |
| Kemege | 67 | 191 | / |
| Kemezh | 67 | 134 | / |
| Kemese | 67 | 91 | / |
| Kimose | 67 | 89 | / |
| Kimase | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kimise | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kimmijzer | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kimiza | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kemezy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kemezi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kumaze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chimeizie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chimezieh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chimeezie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kimesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kemaze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qimeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimazy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimesy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimeyzie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimeizei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemeje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumese | 67 | 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 Kimeze
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