Kilesi Surname

253,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9781:47,2194,851
DR Congo5201:142,07615,019
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Kilesi (293) may also be a first name.

Kilesi Last Name Facts

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

Kilesi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 253,428th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,671,504 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilesi reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kilesi is also the 515,650th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 293 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 978 people, or 1 in 47,219. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Narok County, where 97 percent reside, Baringo County, where 0 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.

Kilesi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kileshi9275/
Kilessi921/
Kileshie864/
Kiletsis861/
Kilasi836,354/
Kelesi831,076/
Kileci83580/
Kulesi83269/
Kilezi83237/
Kilegi83227/
Kilesa83204/
Kilese83174/
Kilisi8346/
Kileji8332/
Kilosi8311/
Qilesi831/
Kileshe771,232/
Kilishi77475/
Kelesis77346/
Kelessi77119/
Kilesse77116/
Kailasi77108/
Kilashi77107/
Kilesha7764/
Khelesi7748/
Keleshi7743/
Kuleshi7738/
Chilesi7736/
Kiloshi7736/
Kiletji7728/
Kilassi7728/
Kailosi7721/
Kullesi7714/
Kilessa7711/
Khilasi7710/
Kiliosi779/
Kilissi779/
Quilesi778/
Kileges778/
Kilisai775/
Kilosui775/
Kulesih774/
Kailisi774/
Kilitsi774/
Kilaasi772/
Kileesa772/
Kileseh772/
Kailshi771/
Kailsai771/
Kilesza771/
Khulesi771/
Kulesoi771/
Keleesi771/
Kelesih771/
Kiledji771/
Kileese771/
Kiliasi771/
Kilyasi771/
Kélessi771/
Kuileji771/
Cilesie771/
Hkilosi771/
Kulsi73363/
Kaylesiz71305/
Kailashi71262/
Kailedzi71131/
Kiluishi7121/
Kailasih718/
Kelessis718/
Keleshis716/
Chileshi715/
Kulleshi715/
Keeletsi714/
Khuleshi713/
Kaileisa711/
Kieleasa711/
Kilitsis711/
Kailishi711/
Kailoshi711/
Kuleisih711/
Gkilitsi711/
Khilji675,035/
Kiliza67484/
Kuleci67470/
Kelese67439/
Kilici67383/
Khilgi67217/
Kileza67164/
Kelasi67135/
Keleši67121/
Kelesa67101/
Kulasi6796/
Kullsi6792/
Kilase6776/
Kilisa6749/
Kilazi6731/
Kulisi6729/
Kilasy6727/
Kiligi6722/
Keleci6715/
Khilzi6715/
Kylesa6714/
Kilice6712/
Kilise6711/
Kiliji6711/
Khilje679/
Kuleçi678/
Khelsi677/
Kelesy676/
Kiliçi676/
Kilose676/
Kilize675/
Kelezi675/
Khilge674/
Kilozi674/
Kelosi674/
Keleji674/
Khleji674/
Kailsa673/
Kailge673/
Cileci672/
Kelisi672/
Kilizi672/
Kileze672/
Kulsie672/
Kllezi672/
Keiliches671/
Keithlesy671/
Kailashai671/
Kailse671/
Keylsi671/
Qelesi671/
Kulese671/
Kelegi671/
Keleçi671/
Kilige671/
Kilići671/
Kilaze671/
Kilege671/
Kledji671/
Küleci671/
Gkilitsis671/
Khulsi671/
Koihletse671/
Kilosy671/

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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 Kilesi
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