Kimwe Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Kimwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kimwe (26) may also be a first name.
Kimwe Demographics
Kimwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kimwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimwe is most common in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kimwe is the 1,943,350th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwe are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 63 percent live, Kiambu County, where 15 percent live and Meru County, where 7 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Kimwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kimwe last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimwei | 91 | 317 | / |
| Kimwea | 91 | 6 | / |
| Kimwet | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kimwer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kimw | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kimwa | 80 | 253 | / |
| Kumwe | 80 | 133 | / |
| Kemwe | 80 | 116 | / |
| Kimue | 80 | 28 | / |
| Khimw | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kimwi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kimwetch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chimwe | 73 | 720 | / |
| Kaimue | 73 | 315 | / |
| Kimwii | 73 | 117 | / |
| Kimwai | 73 | 77 | / |
| Kiemue | 73 | 65 | / |
| Keimue | 73 | 53 | / |
| Kaimwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Keimbe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kyomwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kimmue | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kkimbe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kimbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kemhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimvie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimbej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khumwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajmwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keimweiss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwee | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kimwaja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kemwoue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khimwaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaimmue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kymw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qimw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimmoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemmwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimwish | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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