Kilaga Surname

229,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7251:30,6913,640
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Kilaga (58) may also be a first name.

Kilaga Last Name Facts

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

Kilaga (Marathi: िकलागा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilaga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 229,425th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,126,583 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilaga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kilaga is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 58 people.

The surname Kilaga is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,725 people, or 1 in 30,691. In Tanzania Kilaga is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 24 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 21 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilanga924,726/
Kilagga9230/
Koilaga9221/
Kilagai922/
Kilaiga921/
Kilaaga921/
Kilagay921/
Kilangai86235/
Kailanga86104/
Kilaghai8678/
Kuilanga8622/
Kilyanga867/
Kilagaja864/
Koilanga861/
Kilangay861/
Khilagad861/
Khilagga861/
Kulaga833,619/
Kilagi83308/
Kelaga83270/
Kilega83218/
Kilage83126/
Kilago83103/
Kiloga8395/
Cilaga8339/
Kilango774,999/
Kilonga773,260/
Kilangi772,660/
Chilaga77581/
Kelanga77139/
Quilaga7741/
Kilhage7723/
Kilange7716/
Kailage7716/
Kilagiy7715/
Kulagha7714/
Kelagad778/
Kilegga774/
Kilagiz773/
Kilagoz773/
Kilouga772/
Kileega772/
Kailagi772/
Kilagui771/
Cilanga771/
Kyolaga771/
Kailago771/
Kulyaga771/
Khilagi771/
Khilage771/
Kailonga7182/
Kilyango7155/
Kailangi7132/
Kilyangi7121/
Cailagai7120/
Kuilangi7119/
Khilangi7110/
Kilongai718/
Kihlangi717/
Kilongga716/
Kiliango714/
Kelangah713/
Koilangi713/
Kilounga712/
Kailange711/
Kuillagi711/
Kailango711/
Khilange711/
Chilagha711/
Chilagai711/
Koilonga711/
Kilionga711/
Kailagou711/
Kilagher710/
Kulago67893/
Kilego67199/
Kulega67193/
Kuloga6790/
Kelega6777/
Kilogo6747/
Kułaga6728/
Kelage6719/
Kelagi6716/
Celaga6713/
Kiloge6710/
Kelago672/
Kilogi672/
Keloga672/
Cilagi671/
Qilega671/
Kilhagher670/
Kilaugher670/

Kilaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilaga in the Marathi language
िकलागाikalaga-

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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 Kilaga
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