Kilayo Surname
Approximately 471 people bear this surname
Kilayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 360 | 1:128,278 | 10,569 |
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kilayo (10) may also be a first name.
Kilayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kilayo is found most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilayo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 643,972nd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,472,497 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilayo reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 10 people.
The surname Kilayo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 128,278. In Kenya it is most common in: Narok County, where 99 percent reside, Kisii County, where 0 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 12 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kilayo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis