Kilala Surname

68,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kilala Surname User-submission:

The Kilala surname in the Philippines means 'being known' or 'being famous'.

Kilala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,1111:17,0182,193
DR Congo2,3601:31,3053,899
Papua New Guinea8421:9,684793
Indonesia4121:320,99328,170
Philippines4031:251,21137,527
Niger341:564,47114,312
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Benin141:738,25740,906
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kilala (1,290) may also be a first name.

Kilala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kilala surname in the Philippines means 'being known' or 'being famous'.

- eyypol

Kilala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilala (Marathi: िकलला, Oriya: କିଲାଲା) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,467th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,004,486 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kilala are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kilala is also the 219,323rd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,290 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,111 people, or 1 in 17,018. In Tanzania Kilala is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 20 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 18 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Kilala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kilala has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kilala Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kilala earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilalea9225/
Kilaila9223/
Kilalah9213/
Koilala929/
Kilalia928/
Kailala923/
Kilalla922/
Kkilala921/
Kilalai921/
Khilala921/
Kilaula921/
Kilalya921/
Kilalaa920/
Kilgala920/
Kailiala8623/
Kilhalha868/
Kilahala865/
Kailaila863/
Kilyalya862/
Kailalau861/
Khilalap861/
Khilalai861/
Kaailala861/
Kielalea860/
Kilola833,500/
Kilale832,585/
Kilela832,192/
Kilali831,907/
Kilalo831,564/
Kulala83637/
Kelala83169/
Qilala8326/
Cilala832/
Chilala7712,343/
Quilala773,466/
Kailola77988/
Kilauli77256/
Kailali7757/
Cailala7724/
Khilali7721/
Kiluila7721/
Kuhlala7715/
Kilyali7710/
Kilaili779/
Khulala778/
Kailela776/
Kulaela775/
Keelala775/
Kulaula774/
Kilaluo774/
Kilalie774/
Kulalai774/
Khilola774/
Kulalha774/
Kiliola773/
Kilaale773/
Khilela773/
Kulaala772/
Kulalaa772/
Khilale772/
Khelala772/
Kailalo771/
Kilailo771/
Kilalyo771/
Koilela771/
Kullala771/
Kulalla771/
Kelalap771/
Kilhali771/
Kulalia771/
Kulalah771/
Koilale771/
Kiloula771/
Kuuliala7139/
Keelalai717/
Khulalay716/
Kailolat714/
Kilahuli714/
Khulaela713/
Chilaula712/
Keliolaa711/
Keelalla711/
Khilaali711/
Khilaili711/
Khillale711/
Khilyali711/
Kilolaya711/
Kilyalyo711/
Kuhlahla711/
Kulialia711/
Kylallah711/
Kilallee710/
Kilgalli710/
Kilolo6720,925/
Kilelo671,393/
Kiloli67248/
Kilole67201/
Kelali67150/
Kulalo6785/
Koilalous6722/
Qelala6721/
Kelale6711/
Khulaliah676/
Khulaelah673/
Kelailaia673/
Qilalaova671/
Kullallai671/
Chilyalla671/
Cilali671/
Kelalo671/
Khelallah671/
Kylaly671/

Kilala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilala in the Oriya language
କିଲାଲାkilala-
Kilala in the Marathi language
िकललाikalala-

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