Kalila Surname

213,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalila Surname Definition:

Kalila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a memory of a lost loveed one.

Kalila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Zambia3571:44,3984,301
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
Kazakhstan1211:146,13614,751
Cameroon1001:207,69121,269
India791:9,709,688189,874
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Finland151:366,44725,366
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Kalila (2,240) may also be a first name.

Kalila Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a memory of a lost loveed one.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalila (Arabic: كليله, Bengali: কলিলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻠﻴﻠﻪ, Hindi: कलीला, Marathi: कालीला, Oriya: କଲିଲା, Russian: Калила) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalila is the 213,723rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,783,773 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kalila reside; 31 percent reside in North Africa and 30 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Kalila is also the 157,878th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,240 people.

The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 158,510. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Kalila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Kalila are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kalila earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning $36,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaluila921,238/
Khalila92169/
Kalaila92136/
Kallila9254/
Kaliela9235/
Kaliloa9234/
Kalilay929/
Kalilah929/
Kalilya925/
Kaliula924/
Kalilia923/
Kalilau922/
Kahlila921/
Kalilaa921/
Kaliola921/
Kalliola86542/
Khalilah86263/
Kaloilay86171/
Khalilia8691/
Kallilas8637/
Khalaila8632/
Katlaila869/
Khaliloa863/
Khailila863/
Khalilad863/
Khalilaa861/
Khalilya861/
Kaliulla861/
Khallila861/
Kalilaya861/
Kalailai861/
Kalailay861/
Kaailila861/
Khalilai861/
Kalela8312,474/
Kalula832,622/
Kalili832,405/
Kalilo832,397/
Kalile83720/
Kolila83202/
Kalily8316/
Calila8310/
Kelila837/
Kalyla834/
Khaliulla8029/
Khalailah808/
Khalilaah802/
Khaliluha802/
Khalailia802/
Kahalilah801/
Kaillilea801/
Khalilyah801/
Khalili77120,196/
Kalilou775,291/
Khalile77932/
Kholila77677/
Calilap77630/
Kaliele77597/
Khalily77393/
Kaulela77337/
Kallela77271/
Khalilo77239/
Kalaile77211/
Kaluela77167/
Kelilau77163/
Kaluile77137/
Kahlela77112/
Kolilah77101/
Kallili7794/
Kalilio7766/
Kaluilo7755/
Kaleela7740/
Kalelay7740/
Kaulili7731/
Kaleili7730/
Caliola7716/
Kaleala7714/
Khalela7714/
Kallile7712/
Kalelea7711/
Kahlili7711/
Kalitle779/
Koulila779/
Kalilii779/
Khelila778/
Kailela776/
Kaulula776/
Kaluula776/
Qalilah775/
Kalelia775/
Kaliley774/
Caliloa774/
Khalula774/
Kealela774/
Kolilas774/
Kalgili773/
Kallula773/
Kollila773/
Caliela773/
Kalelah773/
Kalulya773/
Koleila773/
Qaylila773/
Kalieli772/
Kalulla772/
Kolilia772/
Kalileh772/
Kalailo772/
Kalaili772/
Kolilaj772/
Kaliely772/
Kailili771/
Kalilyi771/
Kaliolo771/
Kalelya771/
Kalulaa771/
Koliloa771/
Kelilia771/
Khalilâ771/
Kalulah771/
Kalulay771/
Kaloile771/
Kaleile771/
Kalelat771/
Kaliloh771/
Kahlily771/
Kkalula771/
Kaalile771/
Calaila771/
Calilad771/
Calilay771/
Kahlula771/
Qhalila771/
Kahlile771/
Kelilah771/
Kalliullah751/
Khaliullha751/
Kholilah714,823/
Khalaily71586/
Khalilou71346/
Kolailat71271/
Kalilets71252/
Kelailia71240/
Khaleela71197/
Khalieli71142/
Khahlela71106/
Kahalili7185/
Calailay7163/
Khalaili7153/
Kholilia7132/
Kahulula7131/
Hkolilah7127/
Khaleili7125/
Khallili7110/
Khalilie7110/
Khalaile719/
Kalyulya718/
Khalayla718/
Kkolilah717/
Kolilias716/
Khalilee716/
Kahlilou716/
Khahlile716/
Kallilou716/
Kallulla714/
Koulaila714/
Kaliolio714/
Koulilat714/
Kalleala713/
Kholaila713/
Khelilah713/
Kailaila713/
Kkalilou713/
Kaililou713/
Khalileh712/
Kailiele712/
Kalhelia712/
Khaliliy712/
Khalilii712/
Khalilih711/
Khaliloi711/
Khalulla711/
Khalylah711/
Kalethla711/
Kaleytla711/
Khalehla711/
Kollilah711/
Khellila711/
Khalilij711/
Khaluile711/
Kaloiloi711/
Kaloilou711/
Kalhaile711/
Kalilieh711/
Kalailio711/
Kaalilou711/
Koolilai711/
Koulihla711/
Kuiluila711/
Caliglia711/
Kalittle711/
Khahlula711/
Khaulela711/
Kalliely711/
Khailili711/
Khaliloo711/
Kaleli679,370/
Kalele676,527/
Kolela673,815/
Kelela672,590/
Kalulo671,635/
Kalelo67467/
Calili67288/
Calile67131/
Khalaylah67122/
Khalilieh67107/
Qalili67102/
Khalaileh6747/
Qalela6747/
Khalilich6736/
Kolilo6730/
Calela6727/
Qalula6727/
Kolula6725/
Khoelilah6723/
Kolili6715/
Koulailat6713/
Kelilo6710/
Calilo679/
Qalile679/
Kolile677/
Calula676/
Khollilah675/
Khalileyh675/
Khalullah672/
Khahalili672/
Calily672/
Khouleila671/
Khelailia671/
Khalilouh671/
Kalyly671/
Kahalilou671/
Kouleilat671/
Colila671/
Khaliloux671/
Kkhalayla671/
Kalaileer670/

Kalila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻠﻴﻠﻪkhlylh-
Kalila in the Bengali language
কলিলাkalila-
Kalila in the Hindi language
कलीलाkalila88.37
कलिलाkalila9.3
कळलाkalala2.33
Kalila in the Oriya language
କଲିଲାkalila75
କାଳିଆkali'a12.5
କାଲିଲାkalila12.5
Kalila in the Marathi language
कालीलाkalila22.22
खलीलkhalila22.22
कािलकाkailaka11.11
खिललkhilala11.11
कालीयाkaliya11.11
कलीलाkalila11.11
किललाkilala11.11
Kalila in the Russian language
Калилаkalila-
Kalila in the Arabic language
كليلهklylh-

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