Kilesi Surname
Approximately 1,560 people bear this surname
Kilesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 978 | 1:47,219 | 4,851 |
| DR Congo | 520 | 1:142,076 | 15,019 |
| Tanzania | 54 | 1:980,400 | 45,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Kilesi (293) may also be a first name.
Kilesi Demographics
Kilesi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kilesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kilesi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kilesi is the 253,428th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,671,504 people. Kilesi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilesi are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kilesi is also the 515,650th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 293 people.
The last name Kilesi is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 978 people, or 1 in 47,219. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Narok County, where 97 percent live, Baringo County, where 0 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Kilesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the 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 Kilesi
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