Kilelu Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7021:65,7836,317
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kilelu (158) may also be a first name.

Kilelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilelu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilelu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 464,191st most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,037,942 people. The surname Kilelu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilelu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 730,165th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 158 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 65,783. In Kenya Kilelu is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 70 percent reside, Taita Taveta County, where 27 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Kilelu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kilelu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kileleu923/
Kilelou922/
Kilalu83155/
Kulelu8360/
Kilolu8325/
Kililu8310/
Cilelu834/
Kelelu832/
Kislelius803/
Kiloğlu77278/
Kililau7723/
Kililou7711/
Chilelu7711/
Kelelau779/
Kiluilu771/
Keleleu771/
Keleulu771/
Kailalu771/
Kilollu771/
Kelelush714/
Kaililou713/
Kailollu713/
Kailalau711/
Keililou711/
Keilholu711/
Kulalu6777/
Kelalu6767/
Kulolu6710/
Kelilu672/
Khehlehlu671/
Kuloğlu625,271/
Keloğlu621,363/
Kelilau62163/
Khulalu624/
Kulollu623/
Kelilou621/
Keliliu621/
Kulallu621/
Kelyohlu578/
Quilaleu577/
Khelilou576/
Kylyohlu574/
Keleilou573/
Chelelou571/

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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
  • 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 Kilelu
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