Kawilila Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kawilila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawilila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5801:27,3272,864
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kawilila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawilila is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kawilila click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawilila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kawilila is the 546,987th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname Kawilila occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kawilila live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 27,327. In Zambia Kawilila is most numerous in: Western Province, where 31 percent live, Central Province, where 22 percent live and Southern Province, where 17 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawelila881/
Kawilile881/
Kaswilili8245/
Kabililia823/
Kabiluila821/
Kawelela7591/
Kawulela7552/
Kabilile7512/
Kavilile7510/
Kawelile751/
Kabilili751/
Kawulula751/
Khawulela71132/
Kahwelela711/
Kawelele63206/
Kaweleli6328/
Kaswelele592/
Qhawelihle561/
Kabelelo5011/
Cavelilo501/
Kobelela501/

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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
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  • 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 Kawilila
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