Kilerai Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilerai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilerai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8791:52,5375,287

Kilerai (213) may also be a first name.

Kilerai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilerai is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilerai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 400,040th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,290,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilerai are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 619,385th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 213 people.

The surname Kilerai is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 879 people, or 1 in 52,537. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Narok County, where 93 percent reside, Bomet County, where 3 percent reside and Kisii County, where 1 percent reside.

Kilerai Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Kilerai
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