Kimwana Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kimwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kimwana (77) may also be a first name.

Kimwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimwana is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimwana is the 860,770th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kimwana reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kimwana is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 77 people.

The surname Kimwana is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Kimwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kimwana surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimwanna931/
Kimwaanga881/
Kimuana86193/
Kimwena8650/
Kimwani8638/
Kumwana8635/
Kemwana864/
Kimuanga804,565/
Chimwana80236/
Kimwanyi8027/
Kimvanga8021/
Kimwango801/
Kimwange801/
Kyomwana801/
Khumwana801/
Khemwatna7553/
Kimwagner751/
Kimuena71626/
Kimweno7195/
Kumuana7134/
Kimvani7127/
Kimbani7111/
Kumwena715/
Chimwanh'a711/
Kemwani711/
Kemwena711/
Kimbane711/
Kimbano711/
Kimuani711/
Kimvena711/
Chimwani67586/
Chimwano67163/
Kimuangi6775/
Kuimbani6727/
Khemwani6717/
Khimbanj676/
Kuimuena674/
Kaimbani674/
Kyomwani673/
Kumuanah673/
Kimvouna672/
Kimwongo671/
Kimboona671/
Kymuanga671/
Quimuana671/
Kumuhana671/
Koimuany671/

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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 Kimwana
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