Kilemwa Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilemwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilemwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223

Kilemwa Last Name Facts

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

Kilemwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilemwa? popularity and diffusion

Kilemwa is the 1,497,948th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilemwa live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kilemwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania Kilemwa is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 88 percent are found, Njombe Region, where 5 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 39 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelemwa8618,996/
Kulemwa8648/
Kilimwa8631/
Kilemwe864/
Kuilemba8082/
Kelemwua804/
Kilembah801/
Chilemwa801/
Kilimwai801/
Kilamwai801/
Kelemua7170,026/
Kulemva71267/
Kulomwa7196/
Kilemue717/
Kulimwa715/
Kelemwe711/
Kulamwa711/
Kilimbah671/
Kilemuey671/
Kaillembo639/
Khellemba634/
Kelimwe5738/
Kulemvo5727/
Kelamua579/
Kelemue571/
Kelimba571/
Khelembo53233/
Kelembho5320/
Chilimwe5314/
Khelembe5314/
Khilimbi531/
Kilimboy531/
Kelembeh531/
Quilembe531/
Quilimba531/
Kelamuha531/
Chelimwai5054/
Caillamua501/

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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 Kilemwa
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