Kimobo Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kimobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimobo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimobo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,152,132nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimobo reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kimobo is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya it is most common in: Trans Nzoia County, where 51 percent reside, West Pokot County, where 47 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kimobo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimabo831/
Kimabou771/
Keamobo771/
Kimaba6791/
Kemebo6770/
Kemabo676/
Kumebo671/
Kimuba671/
Kimùba671/
Kimeba671/
Kumabo671/
Kumoba671/
Chemobo62715/
Chimoba6250/
Kemabou6223/
Koimaba6221/
Chimabo625/
Kimuivo621/
Quimabo621/
Kaimovaa571/
Kuimovaa571/
Chimaboi571/
Chimouba571/
Kumaba5021/

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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 Kimobo
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