Kahilwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kahilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kahilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahilwa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahilwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kahilwa is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Kahilwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahilwa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kahilwa is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Kahilwa is most numerous in: Mityana District, where 50 percent live and Ssembabule District, where 50 percent live. Outside of Uganda Kahilwa is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 25 percent live.
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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 Kahilwa
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