Kimitu Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Kimitu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 47 | 1:982,551 | 34,283 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
Kimitu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimitu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kimitu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimitu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kimitu is the 2,460,878th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimitu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 982,551. In Kenya Kimitu is mostly found in: Makueni County, where 89 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 9 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimithu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kiomitu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kimetu | 83 | 726 | / |
| Kimutu | 83 | 58 | / |
| Kimituich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimethu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kumitau | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kimetuu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kumaitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kitmetou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Khemistu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemetu | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kumutu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kemutu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cumitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumettu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Kemeteu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kimetoo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chimetu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kummetu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Keymutu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khemutu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kemuttu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khumhetu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kummethu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kemeuteu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cemetu | 50 | 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 Kimitu
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