Kimoyo Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kimoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kimoyo (37) may also be a first name.

Kimoyo Last Name Facts

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

Kimoyo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kimoyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimoyo? popularity and diffusion

Kimoyo is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kimoyo reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 37 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Kimoyo is primarily found in: Busia County, where 50 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and Uganda, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaimoyo9264/
Kimoyho921/
Kimoy9116/
Kumoyo831,390/
Kimayo83563/
Kimoya8338/
Kimoyi8317/
Kimiyo8315/
Kimuyo836/
Kemoyo833/
Kimojo831/
Kimaiyo7712,615/
Chimoyo772,110/
Kesmoyo7713/
Kumuoyo774/
Kimayos774/
Kiemojo773/
Kimhouy771/
Kimmoya771/
Kumooyo771/
Kaimooj771/
Kimmuoy771/
Kimou735,971/
Kimoi731,505/
Kimey73231/
Kimay7398/
Kimoe7312/
Cimoy736/
Kimye733/
Kemoy731/
Kimoa731/
Chimoyoh718/
Kimiya679,978/
Kimmey671,390/
Kimaya671,299/
Chimoy671,145/
Kimuya67789/
Caimoy67775/
Kimeya67551/
Kumoye67320/
Kimayi67268/
Kemayo67259/
Kaimou67216/
Kiemou67158/
Quimoy67154/
Kaimoi6772/
Kumoya6757/
Kimeyi6744/
Khimey6740/
Kemoye6736/
Kimaiy6735/
Kimaye6734/
Koimay6731/
Keimou6720/
Kimiye6718/
Kimmou6718/
Kaimoa6716/
Khimou6711/
Khimuy6711/
Kimuyi6711/
Kimmay6710/
Kaimay679/
Kumayo679/
Kuimoe679/
Kimayu679/
Kimhay678/
Kuimay678/
Kimeyu678/
Kimijo678/
Kimoji677/
Khimay676/
Kuimye676/
Kimaio675/
Kimoue675/
Kemiyo675/
Koimoi674/
Kumiyo673/
Kimeye673/
Kimoja673/
Khumoy673/
Kimhoe672/
Kiemey672/
Kimhou672/
Kimujo672/
Kimuye672/
Kumeyo672/
Kuimou672/
Kimohu672/
Kumuyo671/
Keimey671/
Kemeyo671/
Kemoya671/
Kemoyi671/
Kaimey671/
Kiomoi671/
Kiomou671/
Kimuyh671/
Koimou671/
Kymoyi671/
Kaimoe671/
Kimhey671/
Kimyio671/
Kimhoa670/
Kimgey670/
Kimiey670/

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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 Kimoyo
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