Kiminta Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiminta Surname User-submission:

Kiminta is a surname of the Maasai community, Kenya.

It originates from the Narok county, home of Maasai Mara National Reserve. It goes around the country to neighbouring counties like Nakuru and Kajiado and to parts of East Africa like Uganda where some of the Maasai family members have business.

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Kiminta Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6731:68,6186,545
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792

Kiminta (154) may also be a first name.

Kiminta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kiminta is a surname of the Maasai community, Kenya.

It originates from the Narok county, home of Maasai Mara National Reserve. It goes around the country to neighbouring counties like Nakuru and Kajiado and to parts of East Africa like Uganda where some of the Maasai family members have business.

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DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kiminta Demographics

Kiminta Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kiminta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiminta is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiminta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 486,338th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. The surname Kiminta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kiminta live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 740,891st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 154 people.

Kiminta is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 673 people, or 1 in 68,618. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Narok County, where 80 percent live, Nakuru County, where 18 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kiminta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuminta869/
Khuminta802/
Kumnta771/
Ckimienti751/
Kuminto71152/
Cimenta7142/
Kimento7116/
Cuminta7113/
Keminte711/
Kementa711/
Kimente711/
Kaimenti67102/
Chimenta6759/
Kiomento6731/
Chiminte6716/
Cimentay675/
Kimentes672/
Chiminti672/
Khimenti671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiminta
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