Kiliga Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

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

Kiliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1631:324,79524,514
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Niger331:581,57614,627
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kiliga (17) may also be a first name.

Kiliga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiliga (Russian: Килига) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiliga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name Kiliga occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kiliga reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania Kiliga is mostly found in: Tabora Region, where 96 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koiliga922/
Kiligas922/
Kiligha921/
Kilaiga921/
Kiligga921/
Kiligai921/
Kiligah921/
Kailliga861/
Kuliga831,068/
Kiligo83336/
Kilega83218/
Kiligi8322/
Ciliga8312/
Kiluga8310/
Kilige831/
Kilugha77201/
Kuligha7785/
Chiliga7723/
Kiligge7718/
Kilegha7710/
Kuligga7710/
Kiligui779/
Khiligi778/
Kilugga774/
Kilegga774/
Kailigi773/
Khuliga773/
Kileega772/
Kheliga771/
Kiligho771/
Kailige771/
Kiliger770/
Kilicgoz7122/
Kelighea711/
Chiligah711/
Keillige710/
Kilegi67227/
Kilego67199/
Kulega67193/
Kelega6777/
Kuluga6756/
Kulyga6740/
Kelige6718/
Celiga6710/
Keluga676/
Kuligo673/
Kittlegay672/
Kilege671/
Cilega671/
Kilugo671/
Qilega671/
Ciligo671/
Culiga671/

Kiliga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiliga in the Russian language
Килигаkiliga-

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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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  • 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 Kiliga
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