Kilafe Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kilafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kilafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kilafe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilafe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Kilafe is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kilafe live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: North Region, where 50 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilaf | 91 | 59 | / |
| Kilhafer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Khilaf | 83 | 5,322 | / |
| Kilofe | 83 | 41 | / |
| Kilefe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keilaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kilafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kilhaffer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khilafa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Khelafe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kilaphe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khilafi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiloffe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khilaif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoilaf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khilife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kailasf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilefie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiliafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilgaff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kilaw | 73 | 33 | / |
| Kilav | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kylaf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kilhofer | 71 | 35 | / |
| Khellafe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kailofer | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khailafi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khilaifi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khilaifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khelaf | 67 | 654 | / |
| Keilhofer | 67 | 497 | / |
| Kilhoffer | 67 | 432 | / |
| Kilowa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Kilova | 67 | 179 | / |
| Kilhof | 67 | 116 | / |
| Kelefe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kailhofer | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kylafi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Qilafi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kelife | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kulafi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kailaw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kailav | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khilav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kilofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kulefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kehlaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kilyafova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kylafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kilaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kielaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kielav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keilaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keylaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilasv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kislaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuilab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelaihfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khélaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kailoffer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kilheifer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kilafe
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