Kilawa Surname
Approximately 1,845 people bear this surname
Kilawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,449 | 1:36,537 | 4,245 |
| Kenya | 285 | 1:162,035 | 12,648 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kilawa (33) may also be a first name.
Kilawa Demographics
Kilawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kilawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kilawa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kilawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 221,215th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,949,889 people. The surname Kilawa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilawa reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kilawa is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 33 people.
The last name Kilawa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 36,537. In Tanzania Kilawa is most common in: Njombe Region, where 44 percent live, Iringa Region, where 30 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Kilawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Kilawa
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