Kimwe Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kimwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya591:782,71031,540
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kimwe (26) may also be a first name.

Kimwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimwe occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kimwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwe reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kimwe is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 63 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 15 percent are found and Meru County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Kimwe is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 28 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Kimwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kimwe surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimwei91317/
Kimwea916/
Kimwet912/
Kimwer912/
Kimw892/
Kimwa80253/
Kumwe80133/
Kemwe80116/
Kimue8028/
Khimw8012/
Kimwi8011/
Kimwetch771/
Chimwe73720/
Kaimue73315/
Kimwii73117/
Kimwai7377/
Kiemue7365/
Keimue7353/
Kaimwa7321/
Keimbe7320/
Kyomwe737/
Kimmue735/
Kkimbe732/
Kimbeh731/
Kimhwa731/
Kemhwe731/
Kimway731/
Kimvie731/
Kimbej731/
Khumwe731/
Kuimbe731/
Kajmwe731/
Keimweiss711/
Chimwee6775/
Kimwaja6721/
Kemwoue6711/
Khimwaj673/
Kaimmue672/
Kymw671/
Qimw671/
Kimmoue671/
Kemmwer671/
Kimwish670/

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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 Kimwe
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