Kimwenyi Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Kimwenyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kimwenyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kimwenyi has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kimwenyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwenyi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,596,935th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwenyi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 433,948. In Tanzania Kimwenyi is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania Kimwenyi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimweni | 93 | 27 | / |
| Kimweny | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kimbenyi | 88 | 27 | / |
| Kimwanyi | 88 | 27 | / |
| Kimwengi | 88 | 21 | / |
| Kimwinyi | 88 | 14 | / |
| Chimwenyi | 82 | 43 | / |
| Kimbeni | 80 | 6,586 | / |
| Kimwene | 80 | 223 | / |
| Kimueni | 80 | 123 | / |
| Kimwena | 80 | 50 | / |
| Kimwani | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kimwini | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kimveni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chimweni | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kimwenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimwenje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuimueni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kumuenyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinwengi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaimwene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinwenyi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chimwinyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimbini | 67 | 1,138 | / |
| Kimuena | 67 | 626 | / |
| Kimuene | 67 | 131 | / |
| Kembeni | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kimuini | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kimvani | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kumwene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kumwani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kimwine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimvena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemwena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumwini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cimwene | 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 Kimwenyi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis