Kilasa Surname
Approximately 3,074 people bear this surname
Kilasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,751 | 1:19,244 | 2,447 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Kilasa (212) may also be a first name.
Kilasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kilasa (Hindi: किलासेा, Marathi: कैलास, Oriya: କିଲାସା) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilasa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 144,532nd most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,370,705 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilasa are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 620,917th most common forename on earth It is held by 212 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,751 people, or 1 in 19,244. In Tanzania Kilasa is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 22 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 15 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kilasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kilasa in the Hindi language | ||
| किलासेा | kilasea | - |
| Kilasa in the Marathi language | ||
| कैलास | kailasa | - |
| Kilasa in the Oriya language | ||
| କିଲାସା | kilasa | 16.67 |
| େକୖଳାସ | ekalasa | 16.67 |
| କିଲାସ | kilasa | 16.67 |
| କୀଲାସା | kilasa | 16.67 |
| କିଳାସ | kilasa | 16.67 |
| କିଳଷା | kilasa | 16.67 |
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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 Kilasa
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