Kimwenyi Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kimwenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimwenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1221:433,94830,252
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kimwenyi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kimwenyi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kimwenyi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimwenyi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,596,935th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Kimwenyi 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 surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 433,948. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimweni9327/
Kimweny931/
Kimbenyi8827/
Kimwanyi8827/
Kimwengi8821/
Kimwinyi8814/
Chimwenyi8243/
Kimbeni806,586/
Kimwene80223/
Kimueni80123/
Kimwena8050/
Kimwani8038/
Kimwini804/
Kimveni801/
Chimweni753/
Kimwenge751/
Kimwenje751/
Kuimueni751/
Kumuenyi751/
Kinwengi751/
Kaimwene751/
Chinwenyi7121/
Chimwinyi711/
Kimbini671,138/
Kimuena67626/
Kimuene67131/
Kembeni6752/
Kimuini6741/
Kimvani6727/
Kumwene674/
Kumwani672/
Kimwine671/
Kimvene671/
Kimvena671/
Kemwena671/
Kumwini671/
Kemwani671/
Cimwene671/

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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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  • 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
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