Kimwei Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Kimwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 307 | 1:150,423 | 11,954 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Kimwei (65) may also be a first name.
Kimwei Demographics
Average Kimwei Salary in
United States
$61,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kimwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kimwei occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kimwei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kimwei is the 858,879th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kimwei are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 65 people.
The surname Kimwei is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya Kimwei is most frequent in: Baringo County, where 49 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 16 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Kimwei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kimwei earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimweji | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kimwe | 91 | 92 | / |
| Kimwi | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kimwii | 83 | 117 | / |
| Kimwai | 83 | 77 | / |
| Kimwea | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kimwet | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kimwer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keimweiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kimbeyi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kimbeji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kimwayi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimweyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimwija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimwish | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kimwa | 73 | 253 | / |
| Kumwe | 73 | 133 | / |
| Kemwe | 73 | 116 | / |
| Kimui | 73 | 72 | / |
| Kimvi | 73 | 31 | / |
| Kimue | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kimwetch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimweji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwe | 67 | 720 | / |
| Kaimue | 67 | 315 | / |
| Kaimvi | 67 | 235 | / |
| Kiemue | 67 | 65 | / |
| Kuimbi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Keimue | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kaimwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Keimbe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kimwah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kimhui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kumwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kyomwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kimmue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kismwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kkimbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cimwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajmwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihmbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiomwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuimui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kymbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khumwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimbej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvie | 67 | 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 Kimwei
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