Kikolyo Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kikolyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikolyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kikolyo Last Name Facts

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

Kikolyo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikolyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Kikolyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kikolyo reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kikolyo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most common in: Kitui County, where 82 percent are found, Machakos County, where 9 percent are found and Makueni County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Kikolyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikolo92523/
Kikoly922/
Kiokolo8615/
Kikoloi8610/
Koikolo865/
Kikoolo863/
Kiekolo861/
Kikolya861/
Kaikolo861/
Kikoulou804/
Kickolay801/
Kikola77910/
Kekolo77625/
Kikoli77265/
Cikolo77246/
Kikole77171/
Kicolo772/
Kiskola7177/
Kikoola7155/
Kyokolo7134/
Kikolli7118/
Kikoole7115/
Kikolla7110/
Kuikoli717/
Kikalya715/
Kikoleh715/
Kuikola714/
Kikoula712/
Keykolo712/
Kikulya711/
Kikkola711/
Chikoly711/
Kekolou711/
Keiqolo711/
Kikoila711/
Kikolea711/
Koikoli711/
Kikolas711/
Chikolay6712/
Gkikouli674/
Chikolyi674/
Kekoulou673/
Kaikkola673/
Kaikoula672/
Kaiskola672/
Chikoolo672/
Koikoila671/
Kidkoula671/

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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 Kikolyo
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