Kimwai Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Kimwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kimwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kimwai occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Kimwai is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kimwai reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kimwai is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 715,427. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 86 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 12 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimwayi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kimwa | 91 | 253 | / |
| Kimwi | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kimwei | 83 | 317 | / |
| Kimwii | 83 | 117 | / |
| Kaimwa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kimwah | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kumwai | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kimwea | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kismwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Cimwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kimway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiomwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kimhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chimwai | 77 | 1,280 | / |
| Kimwaya | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kimwaja | 77 | 21 | / |
| Koimbai | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kimweji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khimwaj | 77 | 3 | / |
| Keimbai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kumwhai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimwija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimwish | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kemwa | 73 | 240 | / |
| Kimwe | 73 | 92 | / |
| Kimui | 73 | 72 | / |
| Kimvi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kimva | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kumwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kimua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Chimwayi | 71 | 442 | / |
| Kismuaji | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chimwaji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaimbaio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaimvi | 67 | 235 | / |
| Chimwa | 67 | 223 | / |
| Khumwa | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kuimbi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kimuha | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kimvay | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kiemua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kimhui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cumwai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kyomwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kimhua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kimwer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kkimba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kimwet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuimui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keimweiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihmbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbaâ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwij | 67 | 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 Kimwai
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