Kihula Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2781:190,43716,384
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Finland71:785,24338,644
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kihula (21) may also be a first name.

Kihula Last Name Facts

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

Kihula is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihula? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 872,430th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Kihula is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kihula live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 190,437. In Tanzania Kihula is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 43 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 34 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Kihula occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Finland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihulya92127/
Kihaula9262/
Kihulla9214/
Kihoula925/
Kihuila921/
Kiula9114,031/
Kaihyula866/
Kuhula83390/
Kihuli8391/
Kiulah8356/
Kijula8333/
Cihula8330/
Kehula8310/
Kihulo8310/
Kyhula837/
Kihola836/
Kiulla834/
Kioula832/
Kihule832/
Kiulia831/
Kuiula831/
Kiulya831/
Kihaule77568/
Kuhuela77114/
Chihula77109/
Kaihola7788/
Kuhiula7768/
Kuhuila7741/
Keihola7721/
Khiulla775/
Kaijula775/
Kihoule774/
Kiullah773/
Kihauli772/
Kehuela772/
Kihouli772/
Kehoula771/
Khyoula771/
Kajiula771/
Kuiuila771/
Khjulat771/
Kejhula771/
Kaiyula771/
Kioulia771/
Kijjula771/
Kihoulo771/
Kaiuela771/
Kyula73900/
Kiule73159/
Kiulo7354/
Kiuli7318/
Kjula739/
Kihoulou71315/
Caihuela7139/
Chihuila7111/
Kiaoulia716/
Chihhula714/
Kuhuelah712/
Quihulla711/
Kihoolya711/
Kiehouli711/
Chihulla711/
Khoiulla711/
Keoula67801/
Kuyula67417/
Chiula67358/
Kheola67329/
Kiholo67151/
Qiulai67140/
Kiulio67130/
Kaiola67130/
Cehula67128/
Kuyola6723/
Kiholi6717/
Kyuyla6714/
Koyula6713/
Kojula6710/
Cijula678/
Kiaoulias676/
Kioule676/
Kijule674/
Kéoula674/
Kujula674/
Kieule672/
Kiouli672/
Kiulle671/
Kaijullah671/
Kajiullah671/
Kyulya671/
Kuiule671/
Kehuli671/
Kujola671/
Quiula671/
Kihole671/
Kiulop671/
Koiuli671/
Kuiola671/
Qiulla671/
Kuhulo671/

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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 Kihula
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