Kimuya Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6931:66,6386,388
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kimuya (118) may also be a first name.

Kimuya Last Name Facts

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

Kimuya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimuya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 435,329th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimuya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most frequent first name globally, held by 118 people.

It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 66,638. In Kenya Kimuya is most frequent in: Makueni County, where 27 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Kimuya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimuyaa921/
Kimiya839,978/
Kimaya831,299/
Kimeya83551/
Kimuha8357/
Kimoya8338/
Kimuja8311/
Khimuy8311/
Kimuyi8311/
Kimuyo836/
Kimuye832/
Kemuya831/
Kimuyh831/
Kumuya831/
Chimuya7730/
Kaimiya7711/
Kimayah7710/
Khimiya774/
Kaimaya774/
Kemuyah773/
Kimiyah773/
Ketmuya772/
Khumuya771/
Kimhouy771/
Kimmoya771/
Kaimuye771/
Kimaaya771/
Kimmuoy771/
Kimeu7325,641/
Kimou735,971/
Kimea731,267/
Kimai73933/
Kimau73489/
Kimae73303/
Kimey73231/
Kimay7398/
Kimui7372/
Kimue7328/
Kimoy7316/
Kumuy7314/
Kimaj7312/
Kimaa738/
Kimye733/
Kimoa731/
Chimhuya71129/
Khimayah7136/
Cchimuya7117/
Ketmuhya712/
Ketmuyah712/
Khoimiya711/
Kaaimaya711/
Kaimahya711/
Khaimiya711/
Kimmey671,390/
Kemeya67606/
Kimayo67563/
Kumaya67373/
Kaimue67315/
Kimayi67268/
Kaimou67216/
Kiemou67158/
Kemaya6789/
Kemiya6772/
Kumoya6757/
Keimue6753/
Kimeyi6744/
Khimey6740/
Kimaid6735/
Kimaiy6735/
Kimaye6734/
Koimai6734/
Kimhai6734/
Kaimau6733/
Koimay6731/
Keimau6728/
Kumiya6722/
Kimmai6721/
Keimou6720/
Kuimeu6719/
Kimiye6718/
Kimmou6718/
Kihmai6718/
Kimoyi6717/
Kaimai6716/
Kaimoa6716/
Kimiyo6715/
Kimhui6712/
Kumuye6711/
Khimou6711/
Kaimaa6711/
Kimmay6710/
Kimoyo679/
Kaimay679/
Kimiia679/
Kimayu679/
Kimhay678/
Kimaji678/
Kuimay678/
Kuimai678/
Kimeyu678/
Kimaai677/
Khimay676/
Kimeah676/
Kumeya676/
Cimiya676/
Cimaya676/
Kuimye676/
Kimmue675/
Kimaio675/
Kimoue675/
Khimai674/
Kimeye673/
Kimoja673/
Kimhea673/
Kiemey672/
Keimai672/
Kemuye672/
Kaimea672/
Kimaii672/
Kimhou672/
Kimujo672/
Kuimou672/
Kimohu672/
Kemuua671/
Khimaj671/
Kimeas671/
Kimmeu671/
Kumuia671/
Kumuyo671/
Kumyya671/
Keimey671/
Kimaue671/
Kimija671/
Kemoya671/
Keimaj671/
Kaimey671/
Kiomou671/
Kimeja671/
Koimea671/
Koimou671/
Kuimau671/
Kimeuh671/
Kimmea671/
Keimae671/
Kuimui671/
Kimaeh671/
Kimhey671/
Kimyio671/
Kimhoa670/
Kimgey670/
Kimiey670/
Ceimuy670/

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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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  • 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 Kimuya
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