Kimya Surname

149,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kimya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
DR Congo6361:116,16312,690
Turkey3111:250,23017,335
India441:17,433,304271,013
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Kimya (2,817) may also be a first name.

Kimya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimya has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,163rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,460,346 people. Kimya occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kimya reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kimya is also the 137,342nd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 2,817 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Turkey, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khimya914/
Kaimya912/
Kimaiya838/
Kimayya837/
Kimyaie833/
Kimyaei833/
Kimyaee833/
Kimuiya831/
Kimaaya831/
Kismyas831/
Kimia805,956/
Kumya8095/
Kemya8033/
Cimya804/
Kimyo801/
Kyomya731,550/
Chimya731,212/
Khumya73321/
Kimiae73253/
Kimhia7375/
Kimyoo737/
Kimeah736/
Kiomia736/
Keemya736/
Khimia734/
Kimiay734/
Khemya733/
Keamya733/
Kimhea733/
Kimjaa732/
Keimia732/
Kimjoy731/
Kimiaa731/
Kimiha731/
Kemyas731/
Kimija731/
Kemyah731/
Kimaiyo6712,615/
Kimiaei67938/
Kimiaee67693/
Kimayio6786/
Kumaiya6746/
Kimiaie6727/
Kimiayi677/
Khismaiyah677/
Kumuiya675/
Khaimia675/
Kimhiah673/
Kimgiau672/
Kimiaii672/
Kheemya671/
Kim'yoo671/
Kimiaey671/
Kumeiya671/
Kimheay671/

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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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  • 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 Kimya
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