Kilemwa Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Kilemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelemwa | 86 | 18,996 | / |
| Kulemwa | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kilimwa | 86 | 31 | / |
| Kilemwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kuilemba | 80 | 82 | / |
| Kelemwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kilembah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilemwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kilimwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kilamwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kelemua | 71 | 70,026 | / |
| Kulemva | 71 | 267 | / |
| Kulomwa | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kilemue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kulimwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kelemwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kulamwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilimbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilemuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaillembo | 63 | 9 | / |
| Khellemba | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kelimwe | 57 | 38 | / |
| Kulemvo | 57 | 27 | / |
| Kelamua | 57 | 9 | / |
| Kelemue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kelimba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khelembo | 53 | 233 | / |
| Kelembho | 53 | 20 | / |
| Chilimwe | 53 | 14 | / |
| Khelembe | 53 | 14 | / |
| Khilimbi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kilimboy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kelembeh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quilembe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Quilimba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kelamuha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chelimwai | 50 | 54 | / |
| Caillamua | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kilemwa
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