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 most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kimwei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kimwei is the 858,879th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. Kimwei is mostly 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. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 49 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 16 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Kimwei is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Kimwei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kimwei surname is predominantly 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
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- 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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