Kilif Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kilif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kilif (7) may also be a first name.

Kilif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilif is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilif? popularity and diffusion

Kilif is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Kilif occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Kilif live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 20 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kilif is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 7 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon Kilif occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khilif911/
Keilif911/
Keiliff8314/
Khillif831/
Khilaif831/
Khilife831/
Kheilif831/
Kelif802,241/
Kilib8028/
Cilif808/
Kiliw802/
Kiliv802/
Kélif802/
Kulif802/
Kilef801/
Khelif7316,731/
Kulaif73146/
Kileff7357/
Kiliev7315/
Kelife7314/
Kiliew739/
Khélif737/
Kileef736/
Khulif735/
Kilefe732/
Khilef732/
Kileft731/
Kilaiv731/
Kailef731/
Kyleif731/
Chilif731/
Kailiv731/
Kuliff730/
Keliff730/
Khulaif67284/
Khelaif67201/
Khellif6764/
Khiliph6713/
Khiliev6713/
Khulief6713/
Khelife6712/
Kulieff6712/
Kailaiv679/
Kheliff679/
Kelieff674/
Kuiliev674/
Khuilef673/
Khuleif671/
Khelief671/
Khelift671/
Hchilif671/
Kiliova671/
Kkhelif671/

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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 Kilif
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