Kikulu Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kikulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kikulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6421:44,9945,457
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680

Kikulu (170) may also be a first name.

Kikulu Last Name Facts

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

Kikulu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kikulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 227,600th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,089,532 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kikulu reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kikulu is also the 701,320th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 170 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,642 people, or 1 in 44,994. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kikului929/
Kuikulu924/
Kaikulu922/
Kikuluu921/
Kikhulu921/
Kikoulou864/
Kukulu83615/
Cikulu8321/
Kikilu835/
Kekulu831/
Kikolu831/
Kaykulu7724/
Kekeulu7711/
Chikullu717/
Kekoulou713/
Kukkului713/
Chekkulu713/
Chekkullu673/
Kucculu6277/
Koykolu6252/
Ceekhulu573/
Chekullu573/
Kigkilou571/
Cheekulu571/
Cuculu501/

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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 Kikulu
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