Hilifilwa Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Hilifilwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hilifilwa 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
Namibia581:41,5415,523
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Hilifilwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hilifilwa has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilifilwa? popularity and diffusion

Hilifilwa is the 2,506,728th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Hilifilwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hilifilwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 41,541. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 47 percent live, Khomas Region, where 43 percent live and Hardap Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Angola, 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
Ilifilwa941/
Hilifilua892/
Holifil752/
Hilavila716/
Holifiel713/
Hilifaali678/
Hollifiel672/
Hilivella671/
Hailavila671/
Hilful671/

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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 Hilifilwa
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