Kilavi Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

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

Kilavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya881:524,77226,127
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kilavi (66) may also be a first name.

Kilavi Last Name Facts

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

Kilavi (Hindi: किलावी, Russian: Килави) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kilavi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,295,379th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kilavi live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kilavi is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used forename globally, held by 66 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 97 percent live, Machakos County, where 1 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilavai929/
Kiolavi921/
Kilave832,226/
Kulavi83908/
Kilawi83326/
Kilava83114/
Kelavi8319/
Kilovi831/
Kilevi831/
Kilavy830/
Kislavich801/
Kilyavich801/
Chilavi77307/
Kilawit77141/
Kulhavi7796/
Kiliawi7742/
Kilowai7719/
Kullavi776/
Kilaveu775/
Kilavyo775/
Kilawai774/
Kilaboi774/
Khilovi772/
Khulavi772/
Kailave772/
Kailava771/
Khelavi771/
Khilava771/
Kilovoi771/
Kulavhi771/
Khilawi771/
Kulavui771/
Kilavay770/
Kilaeve770/
Kulhavyi7145/
Caillavi719/
Kilovich718/
Khulavai715/
Cuillavi714/
Khellavi712/
Koilabui711/
Kilaaiva711/
Khelavai711/
Kileavey710/
Kilawe674,832/
Kelava671,925/
Kilawa671,845/
Qukhilava67509/
Kulave67328/
Kulawi6759/
Kulovi6715/
Qilabi6714/
Kilove6713/
Kilowi6710/
Kislovich6710/
Kelevi677/
Keilhaver674/
Kileve674/
Kelave674/
Kulevi673/
Kelawi673/
Celavi673/
Kylava672/
Khilovich672/
Kilevy671/
Kailaibai671/
Kailovich671/
Kailouwai671/
Qilawi671/
Caillavid670/

Kilavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilavi in the Hindi language
किलावीkilavi-
Kilavi in the Russian language
Килавиkilavi-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kilavi
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