Kimweri Surname

79,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kimweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimweri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,0791:8,7091,146
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kimweri (374) may also be a first name.

Kimweri Last Name Facts

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

Kimweri is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimweri? popularity and diffusion

Kimweri is the 79,980th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,195,856 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimweri are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 448,725th most common first name at a global level It is held by 374 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,079 people, or 1 in 8,709. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 44 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimwere86264/
Kimwera86108/
Kimwery8612/
Kimwari861/
Kimweire807/
Chimweri804/
Kimwaere801/
Kimweera801/
Kimwarei801/
Kimviri711/
Kemwere711/
Kumwere711/
Kumwari711/
Chimwere67411/
Kemwarai675/
Kimwoire674/
Kumweire671/
Kimwarey671/
Cimwerhe671/
Quimberi671/
Koimbere671/
Kumvari577/
Kimuira573/
Kumuere571/
Kemvari571/
Chimvere53235/
Chimviri5375/
Chimuiri532/
Kumwoire531/
Chimwire531/
Chimwaire507/
Khumwaree501/
Kimuhaire501/

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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 Kimweri
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