Kimu Surname

36,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9,0911:10,1131,209
Tanzania2,7511:19,2442,447
Malawi2,1441:7,9851,197
Zimbabwe2521:61,2639,239
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Kenya321:1,443,12235,693
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
England71:7,959,723202,100
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Kimu (10,537) may also be a first name.

Kimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimu (Arabic: كيمو, Hindi: कीमू, Oriya: କିମୁ, Russian: Киму, Tibetan: ཀི་མུ།) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,085th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 498,260 people. The last name Kimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimu reside; 62 percent reside in North Africa and 62 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Kimu is also the 59,167th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 10,537 people.

This surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 9,091 people, or 1 in 10,113. Beside Egypt it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 15 percent reside.

Kimu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kimu surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimeu8925,641/
Kimou895,971/
Kaimu892,289/
Kimau89489/
Kimui8972/
Kimuu8938/
Keimu8919/
Khimu8915/
Kimmu8912/
Koimu8910/
Kiomu897/
Kimhu891/
Kimgu891/
Kaimou80216/
Kiemou80158/
Khoimu8087/
Kimuha8057/
Kaimau8033/
Keimau8028/
Keimou8020/
Kuimeu8019/
Kimmou8018/
Kimhui8012/
Khimou8011/
Khimuy8011/
Kuimou802/
Kimhou802/
Kitmut802/
Kimohu802/
Kitmus802/
Kimuyh801/
Koimou801/
Kuimau801/
Kimeuh801/
Kiomou801/
Kaimuh801/
Kismup801/
Kimmeu801/
Hkaimu801/
Kuimui801/
Keimuz801/
Kimutt800/
Kumu756,625/
Kemu75705/
Cimu75131/
Qimu752/
Kymu751/
Kaggimu7331/
Kaimouh7311/
Kimouch735/
Kaimouz734/
Khaimus733/
Kaaimut731/
Kimouth731/
Kimmeue731/
Kimmous731/
Kimhouy731/
Kemou671,577/
Kimoo671,419/
Chimu67438/
Kummu67293/
Kumau67199/
Kemuś67199/
Keamu67106/
Khemu6758/
Kumui6741/
Khumu6740/
Kemau6724/
Kemmu6723/
Keemu6722/
Kyomu6720/
Kumuy6714/
Kimoe6712/
Kaimouch6712/
Cimeu679/
Kumuh679/
Kemuh679/
Kehmu678/
Cimui677/
Kemeu677/
Kaymu676/
Caimu676/
Kemuu675/
Cimmu674/
Quimu673/
Kajmu672/
Qimou672/
Cimau672/
Cimou672/
Kuymu672/
Kumeu671/
Kumuu671/
Kcumu671/
Kemui671/
Kemup671/
Kkumu671/
Qkumu671/
Kymuś671/

Kimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimu in the Oriya language
କିମୁkimu75
କିମାkima25
Kimu in the Hindi language
कीमूkimu53.85
किमूkimu38.46
किमुkimu7.69
Kimu in the Tibetan language
ཀི་མུ།kimu50
ཀི་མུ་kimu50
Kimu in the Russian language
Кимуkimu-
Kimu in the Arabic language
كيموkymw-

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