Kimwasi Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Kimwasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kimwasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kimwasi occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwasi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwasi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kimwasi is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 96 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemwasi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kimwasa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kimwosi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimwesi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimbashi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chimwasi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kimweshi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimwage | 71 | 332 | / |
| Kimwezi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kimwese | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kimuasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimbase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimuesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimbaci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kumuasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwase | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kismuaji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chimwazi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chimwaji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kumuashi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kimbause | 67 | 0 | / |
| Khumwasee | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kimuese | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kimweze | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kimuezi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kimuaje | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kembase | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kimbace | 57 | 0 | / |
| Kembassy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kembasse | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chimwazaj | 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 Kimwasi
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