Kimwilu Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kimwilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kimwilu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Kenya891:518,87525,986
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kimwilu (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kimwilu Demographics

Kimwilu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kimwilu Last Name Facts

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

Kimwilu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimwilu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kimwilu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Kimwilu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania Kimwilu is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Kimwilu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 48 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Kimwilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kimwilu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimbilu8626/
Kimwelu869/
Kumwilu861/
Kimuilu861/
Kimbuilu801/
Kembilu713/
Kimvulu711/
Kumwelu711/
Kumvuilu6727/
Kuemvuilu631/

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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 Kimwilu
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