Kimwi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kimwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kimwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kimwi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimwi? popularity and diffusion
Kimwi is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwi live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 80 percent are found and Mara Region, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimwei | 91 | 317 | / |
| Kimwii | 91 | 117 | / |
| Kimwai | 91 | 77 | / |
| Kimwish | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kimwa | 80 | 253 | / |
| Kimwe | 80 | 92 | / |
| Kimui | 80 | 72 | / |
| Kimvi | 80 | 31 | / |
| Kaimvi | 73 | 235 | / |
| Kuimbi | 73 | 58 | / |
| Kaimwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kimhui | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kumwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kimwea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kimwet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kimwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cimwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuimui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kumwij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimvie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kimbhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kihmbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keimweiss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chimwai | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Kimwaja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Koimbai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khimwaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keimbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kumwhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaimbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keimboi | 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 Kimwi
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