Kilibwa Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilibwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilibwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1191:388,06622,003
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Kilibwa Last Name Facts

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

Kilibwa is found most in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilibwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,035,555th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name Kilibwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilibwa are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Kilibwa is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 388,066. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 8 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Kilibwa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.

Kilibwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilibwas931/
Kilebwa8662/
Kilibwe8641/
Kilubwa8627/
Kulibwa861/
Kiliobwe8021/
Kelebwa7122/
Kilebwe7122/
Kulubwa7119/
Kulebwa712/
Kilivua711/
Kilyobwe67123/
Chilibwe675/
Kilipweu671/
Kelebwe5723/
Kelebba571/
Kulebua571/
Chilebwe537/

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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 Kilibwa
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