Kimiri Surname

237,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6001:28,8623,198
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kimiri (456) may also be a first name.

Kimiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimiri occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kimiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,927th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,322,388 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kimiri live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 400,063rd most widespread forename at a global level, held by 456 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,600 people, or 1 in 28,862. In Kenya Kimiri is primarily concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 27 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 25 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Kimiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kimiri last name is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimirei92385/
Kitmiri9219/
Khimiri9213/
Kaimiri926/
Kimirip924/
Keimiri922/
Kimirio921/
Kimairi921/
Kimirri921/
Kkimitri861/
Kimuri83574/
Kimeri83122/
Kimira83117/
Kumiri8352/
Kemiri8348/
Kimire836/
Kymiri833/
Cimiri832/
Kitmaitri8011/
Kaimuri773,170/
Khemiri772,068/
Kumirai77540/
Kaimira77340/
Kemmiri77310/
Kimmuri7750/
Kimeris7750/
Kumairi7745/
Khémiri7722/
Kummiri7718/
Kajmiri7715/
Chimiri7713/
Khimire7710/
Kimirey779/
Kimheri776/
Kaimeri774/
Keemiri773/
Khumiri773/
Kimuira773/
Kimiera772/
Khimeri772/
Keimire771/
Kemeiri771/
Kemairi771/
Kimiere771/
Kimmire771/
Kimoire771/
Cimirri771/
Quimiri771/
Ketmiri771/
Khèmiri771/
Kimerie770/
Chimmiri71594/
Chimirri71536/
Kesmiris7133/
Kummairi714/
Ketmirit714/
Quimirri713/
Khimiraj713/
Chimuiri712/
Khumairi712/
Kyomirai711/
Khimiray711/
Kuumairi711/
Chimairi711/
Chimhiri711/
Kismiray711/
Kimithry711/
Kaitmire711/
Kimera6711,487/
Kumire671,464/
Kimery67984/
Kemeri67673/
Kimere67298/
Kumeri67252/
Kämäri67141/
Kémeri67129/
Kumuri67109/
Kimure6779/
Kemuri679/
Kemira676/
Kumjri675/
Kemire673/
Kimmerich673/
Kimury672/
Keimetris671/
Kymeri671/

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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
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  • 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 Kimiri
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