Kilegi Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilegi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilegi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2241:236,34619,344
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Kilegi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilegi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilegi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,085,744th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. Kilegi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilegi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 236,346. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 56 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 44 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilesi831,560/
Kileci83580/
Kilagi83308/
Kilezi83237/
Kilega83218/
Kulegi8341/
Kileji8332/
Kiligi8322/
Kilogi832/
Kilege831/
Kelegi831/
Koilege77123/
Kiletji7728/
Kilegha7710/
Kelegai779/
Kiligui779/
Khiligi778/
Kileges778/
Khulegi777/
Kuilege776/
Kileghe774/
Kilegga774/
Kailigi773/
Kileega772/
Kilagai772/
Kailagi772/
Kilogoi771/
Kuileji771/
Khilagi771/
Kislégi771/
Kiledji771/
Kiligai771/
Kileger770/
Kailedzi71131/
Kilaghai7178/
Kisleghy713/
Kheleghi711/
Chilegai711/
Kuillagi711/
Kelesi671,076/
Kiliza67484/
Kilici67383/
Kiliga67253/
Kilese67174/
Kileza67164/
Kilage67126/
Külege67109/
Kelege6792/
Kelega6777/
Kilisi6746/
Kuligi6725/
Kulagi6723/
Kelagi6716/
Keleci6715/
Kilice6712/
Kiliji6711/
Kilise6711/
Kiloge6710/
Kilize675/
Kelezi675/
Keleji674/
Kileze672/
Kittlegay672/
Kilizi672/
Qilega671/
Qilesi671/
Kulege671/
Kulogi671/
Kilige671/
Keittlege670/

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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 Kilegi
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