Kilaya Surname
Approximately 657 people bear this surname
Kilaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 478 | 1:110,757 | 10,676 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Kilaya (1,781) may also be a first name.
Kilaya Demographics
Kilaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kilaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kilaya (Hindi: किलया, Marathi: िकळया, Oriya: କିଲାୟା, Russian: Килая) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 500,792nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kilaya are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kilaya is also the 181,263rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 1,781 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 110,757. In Tanzania Kilaya is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 80 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 16 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.
Kilaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kilaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kilaya in the Hindi language | ||
| किलया | kilaya | - |
| Kilaya in the Oriya language | ||
| କିଲାୟା | kilaya | - |
| Kilaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िकळया | ikalaya | 44.44 |
| िकलया | ikalaya | 33.33 |
| िकलाया | ikalaya | 22.22 |
| Kilaya in the Russian language | ||
| Килая | kilaa | - |
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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 Kilaya
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