Kilimya Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilimya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kilimya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kilimya Last Name Facts

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

Kilimya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilimya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilimya is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilimya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kilimya is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Kilimya is most numerous in: Tanga Region, where 90 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilemya8627/
Kilimia864/
Kulimya862/
Kilumya862/
Kyolimya801/
Kailihmia754/
Kilemia7121/
Kulimia711/
Kailemia67866/
Chilemya6775/
Kelaimia671/
Kelemea574/
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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 Kilimya
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