Kimwah Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kimwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kimwah (15) may also be a first name.

Kimwah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimwah is found most in Malaysia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimwah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimwah is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kimwah reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 90 percent are found and Sabah, where 10 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Cambodia, where 6 percent are found.

Kimwah Last Name Statistics demography

Kimwah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimwa91253/
Kimwai8377/
Kaimwa8321/
Kimwea836/
Kismwa834/
Kimhwa831/
Kimway831/
Kiomwa831/
Khimwaj773/
Kimmbah771/
Kemwa73240/
Kimva7328/
Kimua738/
Kumwa738/
Kimwei67317/
Chimwa67223/
Khumwa6781/
Kimuha6757/
Kimvay6725/
Kiemua6721/
Kumwai678/
Kyomwa677/
Kembah673/
Kimhua672/
Kkimba672/
Cimwai671/
Khemwatch671/
Kimbaâ671/
Kiomwo671/
Kemway671/
Kaimua671/
Kemuah671/
Kaimva671/

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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 Kimwah
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