Kilele Surname

149,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4711:50,2246,071
Kenya9761:47,3154,856
Tanzania3401:155,71114,015
Zambia1131:140,26510,259
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kilele (509) may also be a first name.

Kilele Last Name Facts

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

Kilele is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,501st most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,466,175 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilele live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kilele is also the 375,029th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 509 people.

Kilele is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,471 people, or 1 in 50,224. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.

Kilele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kilele surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielele9227/
Kilelee9215/
Kailele9213/
Kileleu923/
Kileley922/
Kilelei921/
Koilele921/
Kilelea920/
Kailiele862/
Kgailele861/
Kilhelee860/
Kelele832,727/
Kilale832,585/
Kilela832,192/
Kilile83658/
Kilole83201/
Kulele83152/
Kileli8399/
Kilely830/
Chilele77330/
Kailole77265/
Kilelii7732/
Kilalea7725/
Khulele7716/
Khelele7715/
Kilelia779/
Kiliçel779/
Kailela776/
Keliele776/
Kielela774/
Kilelis774/
Khilela773/
Kilaale773/
Kilicel772/
Quilele772/
Khilale772/
Kelelea772/
Kelelie772/
Kilelya772/
Kilelyo771/
Kilaeli771/
Kaylele771/
Koilale771/
Keleleu771/
Koilela771/
Kililea770/
Kiloyle770/
Kislely770/
Kilitler7121/
Kelelech714/
Ketlelle711/
Kuleille711/
Koileill711/
Khillale711/
Kayloele711/
Kittlell710/
Kilallee710/
Kilholey710/
Kelile673,090/
Kelela672,590/
Kilali671,907/
Kilili671,780/
Kuleli67957/
Kiloli67248/
Kilila67222/
Keleli67178/
Kilicelli67160/
Cileli6772/
Culele6724/
Kulile6718/
Kelely6714/
Kilail674/
Kilgil674/
Keleil672/
Celele671/
Quitleles671/
Qelele671/
Kiliçelli671/
Kylile670/

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