Kimwaka Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kimwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kimwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimwaka is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kimwaka.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwaka live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kimwaka is mostly found in: Makueni County, where 90 percent are found and Kitui County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaimwaka | 93 | 39 | / |
| Kimwaki | 86 | 775 | / |
| Kumwaka | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kimweka | 86 | 38 | / |
| Kimwake | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kemwaka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kimuaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kyomwaka | 80 | 72 | / |
| Kimbhaka | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kimwakie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kimwakoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimwakai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimueka | 71 | 109 | / |
| Kimbaki | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kimweko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kimbake | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kimuaki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kimveka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumweka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimvouka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kimbouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvuika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chimwaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemboka | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kimbocca | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kaimboko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kimhboko | 53 | 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
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- 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 Kimwaka
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