Kilaga Surname
Approximately 1,766 people bear this surname
Kilaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,725 | 1:30,691 | 3,640 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
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
The last name Kilaga (Marathi: िकलागा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilaga? popularity and diffusion
Kilaga is the 229,425th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,126,583 people. Kilaga occurs mostly 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 widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 58 people.
The surname Kilaga is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,725 people, or 1 in 30,691. In Tanzania Kilaga is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 24 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 21 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kilaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kilaga in the Marathi language | ||
| िकलागा | ikalaga | - |
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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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