Kirimoye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kirimoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kirimoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirimoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kirimoye is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirimoye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kirimoye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kirimoye live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kirimoye is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 50 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurimoye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kiremye | 80 | 37 | / |
| Kirimou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kirimoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerimoe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kirimay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerimaye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kirimojo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khirimey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chirimoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirimoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurimay | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kirimai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kerimou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kirimaa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kerimoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiremeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerimay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koirimehat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirimau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keremoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerimie | 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 Kirimoye
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