Kilalama Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilalama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilalama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kilalama Last Name Facts

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

Kilalama is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilalama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kilalama are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Kilalama is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Kilalama is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 67 percent live, Kagera Region, where 17 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 17 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilalema8825/
Kulalama8813/
Chilalama82126/
Kila'aloma783/
Kiloloma75959/
Kilelema7542/
Kelalame759/
Chilaloma711/
Chilalamo711/
Khulhalamo671/
Kelolame6315/
Kelelema631/
Kilolome631/
Chiloloma59263/

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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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  • 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 Kilalama
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