Kimunya Surname

290,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3111:35,2253,816
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Kimunya (262) may also be a first name.

Kimunya Last Name Facts

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

Kimunya is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimunya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 290,011th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,516,689 people. The last name Kimunya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimunya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 549,774th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 262 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,311 people, or 1 in 35,225. In Kenya Kimunya is most common in: Kiambu County, where 27 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 13 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Kenya Kimunya is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kimunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kimunya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kimunya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimonya8621/
Kimunyo862/
Kimeunhea751/
Kimonyo712,964/
Kemunja711/
Kimonia711/
Kimunio711/
Chimunja67517/
Kimunjos6757/
Chimunia6710/
Kimmonyo671/
Quimunha671/
Kimonjo579/
Quimuña577/
Quimonia531/

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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 Kimunya
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