Kilimwa Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kilimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Kilimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kilimwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilimwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,543,123rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Kilimwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilimwa live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilimwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kilemwa | 86 | 140 | / |
| Kulimwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kilimbah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kelemwa | 71 | 18,996 | / |
| Kulemwa | 71 | 48 | / |
| Kelimwe | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kilemwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kelimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuilemba | 67 | 82 | / |
| Chilimwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kelemwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quilimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khilimbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilembah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilemwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilimboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelimwai | 63 | 54 | / |
| Kelemua | 57 | 70,026 | / |
| Kulemva | 57 | 267 | / |
| Kilemue | 57 | 7 | / |
| Culimua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kelemwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quilimbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kilemuey | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaillembo | 50 | 9 | / |
| Khellemba | 50 | 4 | / |
| Quilimboi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kilimwa
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