Kimunye Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Kimunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 213 | 1:248,552 | 20,077 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Kenya | 44 | 1:1,049,543 | 34,647 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Kimunye (37) may also be a first name.
Kimunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kimunye is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimunye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kimunye is the 798,040th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. Kimunye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimunye live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread forename globally, borne by 37 people.
The last name Kimunye is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 248,552. In Tanzania Kimunye is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 55 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 40 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Kimunye is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimonye | 86 | 343 | / |
| Kimunge | 86 | 152 | / |
| Kimunei | 86 | 90 | / |
| Kemunye | 86 | 78 | / |
| Kimuneei | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kimungoyi | 75 | 52 | / |
| Chimounye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimeunhea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimonje | 71 | 206 | / |
| Kimunji | 71 | 63 | / |
| Kimunai | 71 | 57 | / |
| Kemonye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kemugne | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kemunge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chimunhaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemmonye | 67 | 645 | / |
| Kemeugne | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kemougne | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kemonnye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimungoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keamunee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimonnie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemmeugne | 63 | 85 | / |
| Kemmmonye | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chimuunje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kiemounou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kimonji | 57 | 34 | / |
| Kimonai | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kimonou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kemunja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chimunji | 53 | 107 | / |
| Kemounou | 53 | 11 | / |
| Chemunje | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kaymoney | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chemuney | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chemeugne | 50 | 27 | / |
| Chimunhai | 50 | 10 | / |
| Chemougne | 50 | 2 | / |
| Kemonhoue | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kimunye
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