Kilelemba Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kilelemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kilelemba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia441:360,22618,771
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kilelemba Last Name Facts

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

Kilelemba occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kilelemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilelemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kilelemba is the 2,776,799th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilelemba live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kilelemba is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 360,226. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 98 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent reside. Barring Zambia Kilelemba exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalelemba89914/
Kulelemba8921/
Chilelemba841/
Kalelembe7812/
Kilulembo784/
Kalulmba711/
Kilolmbo711/
Kiyalulamba701/
Klaye-Lomba701/
Kililimbi67204/
Kalulumba674/
Kalilomba671/
Kolulembo671/
Kalulomba671/
Kelolembe671/
Kalalamba671/
Kilolombe671/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kilelemba
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis