Kimote Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimote Surname Definition:

Kimote is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: one who is meek.

Kimote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6131:75,3347,031
Tanzania671:790,17342,439
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kimote (156) may also be a first name.

Kimote Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kimote is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: one who is meek.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kimote Last Name Facts

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

Kimote (Georgian: კიმოთე) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kimote.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimote? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 446,308th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimote are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kimote is also the 735,679th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 156 people.

Kimote is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 75,334. In Kenya Kimote is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 44 percent live, Machakos County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Kimote Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kimote last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuimote9214/
Kimotte922/
Kimotey921/
Kimoute921/
Kimot9116/
Kimoitie869/
Kiomotei861/
Kimota83141/
Kumote83112/
Kimete8376/
Kimmot8327/
Kimoti8323/
Kimate8316/
Kimoth838/
Koimot834/
Chimote774,020/
Kimothi77542/
Kimetei7748/
Kaimoti7724/
Kemotie7721/
Kumoteh7713/
Kimutei7710/
Kimoita779/
Kimethe778/
Kiemute774/
Kimatet773/
Kimothy773/
Kaimate772/
Kimatte772/
Kimuute771/
Kemoute771/
Kimatep771/
Keimoti771/
Kimouth771/
Kimouta771/
Kemoete771/
Kimotio771/
Kimat73225/
Cimot7328/
Kimod7320/
Kemot7317/
Kemoetie7166/
Chimhote7123/
Chimmote715/
Chimothe714/
Chimotey714/
Kemoitie711/
Keymotep711/
Kaimotai711/
Kimothyo711/
Kimmette710/
Kimata6716,697/
Kimath674,527/
Kimati672,941/
Kumoti671,859/
Chimot67672/
Kumate67615/
Quimot67515/
Khimat6778/
Kimuti6766/
Khemot6761/
Kemete6759/
Kimuta6744/
Kumete6731/
Kaimat6725/
Cimate6716/
Kimaty6713/
Koimat6712/
Kemate6711/
Kemota6710/
Kymoti679/
Kemute679/
Kimaat678/
Kemoti674/
Kimeti673/
Kimmat672/
Keimat672/
Kijmat671/
Khimod671/
Kuimat671/
Kiemat671/
Kimatt671/
Chimothee671/
Kgimat671/
Kimaté671/
Kemout671/

Kimote Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimote in the Georgian language
კიმოთეkimote95.65
კიმოტეkimote4.35

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kimote
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