Kilima Surname
Approximately 6,655 people bear this surname
Kilima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,195 | 1:23,123 | 2,923 |
| Tanzania | 3,093 | 1:17,117 | 2,207 |
| Zambia | 127 | 1:124,803 | 9,426 |
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| Kenya | 36 | 1:1,282,775 | 35,275 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Tuvalu | 9 | 1:1,243 | 12 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kilima (1,535) may also be a first name.
Kilima Demographics
Kilima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kilima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kilima (Hindi: किलिमा, Oriya: କିଲିମା) is most common in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 73,935th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,095,048 people. Kilima is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilima are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kilima is also the 197,958th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 1,535 people.
The last name Kilima is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,195 people, or 1 in 23,123. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 46 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Kilima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilimai | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kilimah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kilimma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kailima | 92 | 2 | / |
| Koilima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiliema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kilimga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kailimai | 86 | 82 | / |
| Kiliemai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kailimah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kilimo | 83 | 5,217 | / |
| Kulima | 83 | 1,663 | / |
| Kilema | 83 | 1,547 | / |
| Kiluma | 83 | 1,323 | / |
| Kilimi | 83 | 948 | / |
| Kilime | 83 | 112 | / |
| Kelima | 83 | 70 | / |
| Cilima | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kilimê | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chilima | 77 | 5,768 | / |
| Kullima | 77 | 136 | / |
| Kuilema | 77 | 129 | / |
| Kielema | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kulimah | 77 | 24 | / |
| Quilima | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kilyoma | 77 | 12 | / |
| Kilimoh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kilimos | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kilimie | 77 | 7 | / |
| Qilimoa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Keleima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kiliomo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khulima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kilimet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kelimah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kelisma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kilimiy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kilimyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kailema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keilema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kilimou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kailimo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kilimee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiolimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilgimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilimgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hkilema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khelima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilumai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilemma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilemai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koilliemah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quilisma | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kullimaa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kaislimo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kilemaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kullimma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quilimas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelema | 67 | 8,613 | / |
| Kulema | 67 | 868 | / |
| Celima | 67 | 692 | / |
| Kilemi | 67 | 681 | / |
| Kilumo | 67 | 504 | / |
| Kilemo | 67 | 409 | / |
| Kileme | 67 | 233 | / |
| Kuluma | 67 | 185 | / |
| Khulaimah | 67 | 168 | / |
| Kelimi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kulimo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Qilimi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kelime | 67 | 23 | / |
| Klejma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cilimi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cilema | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kulyma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keluma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keithlime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilimujje | 67 | 1 | / |
Kilima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kilima in the Hindi language | ||
| किलिमा | kilima | - |
| Kilima in the Oriya language | ||
| କିଲିମା | kilima | - |
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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 Kilima
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