Kimwa Surname
Approximately 253 people bear this surname
Kimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kimwa (279) may also be a first name.
Kimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kimwa occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,006,539th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwa are found; 48 percent are found in North Africa and 48 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Kimwa is also the 531,524th most widespread first name globally, held by 279 people.
Kimwa is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Apart from Egypt Kimwa exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimwai | 91 | 77 | / |
| Kaimwa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kimwah | 91 | 16 | / |
| Kimwea | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kismwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kimhwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kimway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiomwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kimwaja | 83 | 21 | / |
| Khimwaj | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kemwa | 80 | 240 | / |
| Kimwe | 80 | 92 | / |
| Kimva | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kimwi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kimua | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kumwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kimwei | 73 | 317 | / |
| Chimwa | 73 | 223 | / |
| Kimwii | 73 | 117 | / |
| Khumwa | 73 | 81 | / |
| Kimuha | 73 | 57 | / |
| Kimvay | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kiemua | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kumwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kyomwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kkimba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kimwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kimhua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kimwet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kemway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cimwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimbaâ | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiomwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaimva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaimua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chimwai | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Khimbaj | 67 | 23 | / |
| Koimbai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kimhuay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chimway | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimhuad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khemwas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keimbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaimbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimmbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkaimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimwish | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kimwa
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