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
Kimwei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kimwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kimwei occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 858,879th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. It is primarily found 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. Kimwei is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 65 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya Kimwei is most prevalent in: Baringo County, where 49 percent live, Nyamira County, where 16 percent live and Nakuru County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Kimwei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kimwei 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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