Kiminyu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kiminyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kiminyu 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
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kiminyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiminyu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiminyu? popularity and diffusion

Kiminyu is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kiminyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kiminyu live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 67 percent reside, Makueni County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 13 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.

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
Kiminyus932/
Kimenyu865/
Kiminju864/
Chiminyu8061/
Kiminius8012/
Kimenju71347/
Kimeniu711/
Chimenyu671/
Kiminiūtė631/
Chimeniu531/

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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 Kiminyu
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