Kilelo Surname

277,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8881:52,0045,251
South Africa3451:157,03717,712
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kilelo (250) may also be a first name.

Kilelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilelo is most common in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 277,914th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,231,548 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilelo reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kilelo is also the 563,826th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 250 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 888 people, or 1 in 52,004. In Kenya Kilelo is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 56 percent live, Makueni County, where 16 percent live and Machakos County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Kilelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kilelo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kilelo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.72% less than the national average, earning R 131,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilelou922/
Kilelyo921/
Kilolo8320,925/
Kilela832,192/
Kilalo831,564/
Kililo83846/
Kelelo83131/
Kulelo834/
Koilolo7736/
Kailolo7722/
Khelelo7719/
Kililou7711/
Kilelia779/
Khulelo779/
Chilelo777/
Kailela776/
Kilaluo774/
Kielela774/
Kiluilo774/
Kililyo774/
Kelelyo774/
Koylelo773/
Kileleu773/
Khilela773/
Kilelya772/
Kailalo771/
Kuelelo771/
Koilela771/
Kilailo771/
Kilalyo771/
Kaililou713/
Khuhlelo711/
Kilholho711/
Keililou711/
Kilyalyo711/
Kilala677,255/
Kilola673,500/
Kelela672,590/
Kulela67801/
Kilila67222/
Kulalo6785/
Kelolo6778/
Kelola6756/
Cilela6728/
Kelilo6710/
Kulilo675/
Cililo674/
Qilolo674/
Qelelo672/
Kelalo671/

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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 Kilelo
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