Kinoti Surname

33,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinoti Surname User-submission:

The Kinoti surname originates from the Ameru people, living in Kenya. It means 'welcoming person', people with such character would be named Kinoti.

Kinoti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya15,4581:2,987468
Tanzania1801:294,12022,795
United States161:22,653,683662,747
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England41:13,929,515290,718
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Kinoti (3,725) may also be a first name.

Kinoti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kinoti surname originates from the Ameru people, living in Kenya. It means 'welcoming person', people with such character would be named Kinoti.

- mbogori

Kinoti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinoti has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinoti? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,819th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 464,352 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinoti are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kinoti is also the 115,382nd most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 3,725 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 15,458 people, or 1 in 2,987. In Kenya Kinoti is mostly found in: Meru County, where 69 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 11 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kinoti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kinoti last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kinoti earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinouti9220/
Kinotei921/
Kinothi921/
Koinoti921/
Kingoti921/
Keinotie863/
Kinhoiti861/
Kingothi861/
Koinotis861/
Kingotoi861/
Kinati832,229/
Kinota83473/
Kenoti83156/
Cinoti8317/
Kinote8314/
Kineti8310/
Kunoti832/
Cinotti772,877/
Kainati77151/
Chinoti77115/
Kaineti7792/
Kinguti7778/
Kinathi7755/
Kenooti7723/
Kingati7713/
Kinothe7711/
Kingote779/
Kinatio778/
Kenouti775/
Kitnuti774/
Kunotti774/
Kinotha774/
Kkineti773/
Ceinoti772/
Kinoite772/
Kinotep772/
Kinotte771/
Kunotai771/
Kinuthi771/
Koineti771/
Gkinati771/
Kineuti771/
Kunothi771/
Keinote770/
Chinotti71305/
Kaingati7110/
Kunothai718/
Kitnathi715/
Cinottoi715/
Kinuthie714/
Chinotai714/
Kingutti712/
Keingati712/
Kaitnati711/
Kainatti711/
Kenoutis711/
Gkinatis711/
Kinuthis711/
Kuneti671,038/
Kunati671,016/
Kinata67410/
Chinothai67360/
Kinate67142/
Keneti6766/
Kenote6753/
Kinuta6747/
Khunothai6743/
Kenati6728/
Kitnatthi6723/
Kenuti6721/
Qineti6719/
Keingatti678/
Kinete675/
Khinathip671/
Cinote671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kinoti
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