Kiminya Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kiminya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiminya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Kiminya (22) may also be a first name.

Kiminya Last Name Facts

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

Kiminya has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kiminya.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiminya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiminya is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiminya are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kiminya is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 22 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Excluding The DR Congo Kiminya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimenya861,973/
Kiminyo8620/
Kiminja8619/
Kiminia861/
Ciminya861/
Keminya861/
Chimhinya7513/
Chiminyah7512/
Kemenya71123/
Kiminjo7125/
Kaimiņa713/
Keminyo713/
Kimenia713/
Kimenja711/
Keminia711/
Ciminia711/
Kemenyas679/
Chiminja675/
Kemenyah673/
Chiminyo672/
Kaimenjay636/
Kimeangna631/
Chimeanya631/
Chimhenya631/
Kimenjo57232/
Ciminio5723/
Kemenyo576/
Chimenea5313/
Cimminio532/
Chiminio531/
Kemenyoh531/
Cheminyo531/
Chemenya531/
Kemenyás531/
Chimmegna502/
Kemeangna501/

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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 Kiminya
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