Kiyima Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kiyima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kiyima 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
Uganda641:609,98932,257
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kiyima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiyima is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiyima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiyima is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Kiyima occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiyima reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 609,989. In Uganda Kiyima is most common in: Mayuge District, where 91 percent live, Wakiso District, where 5 percent live and Butaleja District, where 2 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

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
Kiayima922,026/
Kiyimi8348/
Kiyime833/
Kyayima7762/
Kyoyima775/
Chiyima772/
Kihiima771/
Chieyime571/
Kyeaemaah531/
Kieeme501/

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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 Kiyima
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