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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kilibwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilibwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,035,555th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilibwa reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Kilibwa is most frequently occurring 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 reside, Kakamega County, where 8 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 8 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.

Kilibwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kilibwa surname is predominantly 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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