Kilifi Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Kilifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3641:126,86810,482
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Tuvalu41:2,79736
England31:18,572,686338,250
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Kilifi (98) may also be a first name.

Kilifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilifi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kilifi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilifi? popularity and diffusion

Kilifi is the 722,496th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kilifi live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kilifi is also the 956,749th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 98 people.

The surname Kilifi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya Kilifi is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 63 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 37 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.

Kilifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (60%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kilifi last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Kilifi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.94% less than the national average, earning $39,722 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khilifi929/
Kilifis925/
Kilifio924/
Kilifit921/
Kilifie921/
Khilaifi861/
Kilufi83398/
Kilifa8326/
Kelifi835/
Kylifi831/
Khelifi7737,123/
Kulifai77162/
Kulaifi7732/
Khélifi7724/
Khilifa7715/
Kiloifa7715/
Chilifi779/
Kehlifi772/
Kilaifa771/
Khilefi771/
Khilife771/
Keilifa771/
Kilefie771/
Kilefis771/
Kylifis771/
Khulifi771/
Kielifa771/
Khulaifi71447/
Khelaifi7191/
Kilifaya7139/
Kheliffi7111/
Khellifi717/
Khelifei712/
Khailifa712/
Khelifui711/
Kheilifa711/
Kheelifi711/
Kheleifi711/
Kheliefi711/
Kheloifi711/
Khilaifa711/
Kelifa6716,846/
Kelife6714/
Kulife674/
Kilefe672/
Khellaifi671/
Kheliffij671/
Kélifa671/
Kelefi671/
Kilheifer670/

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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 Kilifi
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