Kimuyu Surname

91,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimuyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimuyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,1801:8,9151,149
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England121:4,643,172139,951
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kimuyu (1,164) may also be a first name.

Kimuyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimuyu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimuyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,395th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,391,284 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimuyu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 232,867th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 1,164 people.

The surname Kimuyu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 5,180 people, or 1 in 8,915. In Kenya Kimuyu is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 41 percent reside, Machakos County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Beside Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Kimuyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kimuyu surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Kimuyu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.22% less than the national average, earning $31,837 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimuyyu921/
Kimyu911/
Kimuhu831,732/
Kimuju838/
Kimeyu838/
Kimyuy832/
Kimyua831/
Kemuyu831/
Kimaiyu7769/
Kimyuha7710/
Khimuju774/
Kimujju771/
Kemuyou771/
Kimju7313/
Kumyu735/
Kimiu734/
Kimaiyua711/
Kumuju6734/
Chimyu678/
Kemuhu676/
Kimyou674/
Kimjui671/
Khymyu671/
Khumyu671/
Kimoju671/
Kimjou671/
Khimju671/
Kemuju671/

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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 Kimuyu
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