Kimwaga Surname
Approximately 7,476 people bear this surname
Kimwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7,345 | 1:7,208 | 940 |
| Kenya | 103 | 1:448,349 | 23,733 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kimwaga (673) may also be a first name.
Kimwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimwaga is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 66,667th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 974,792 people. The surname Kimwaga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwaga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kimwaga is also the 319,704th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 673 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7,345 people, or 1 in 7,208. In Tanzania Kimwaga is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 16 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 12 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimwaanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kimwage | 86 | 332 | / |
| Kumwaga | 86 | 71 | / |
| Kimwago | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kèmwaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimuanga | 80 | 4,565 | / |
| Chimwaga | 80 | 2,188 | / |
| Kimvanga | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kimwango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimwange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimwogo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kumwega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimuanga | 67 | 91 | / |
| Kimuangi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kembaaga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kimwongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kymuanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keembaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kembagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kembagga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kembagi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kimboge | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kimboghi | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kimbogha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kyomuhagi | 50 | 62 | / |
| Kimbeighi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kyomuhage | 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
- 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 Kimwaga
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