Kilindi Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilindi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilindi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3381:156,63214,076
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
India221:34,866,608408,224
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kilindi (60) may also be a first name.

Kilindi Last Name Facts

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

Kilindi (Hindi: कीलिन्दी, Marathi: िकिंलदी) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilindi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 632,228th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kilindi reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 60 people.

The surname Kilindi is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 156,632. In Tanzania Kilindi is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 69 percent live, Pwani Region, where 23 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kailindi9356/
Kilinda862,459/
Kilendi86351/
Kilinde8670/
Kulindi869/
Kelindi868/
Kailndi861/
Chilindi80652/
Kilinday801/
Kelindis801/
Quilindi801/
Klendi774/
Quilindio751/
Kislinder751/
Kilenda71845/
Kilende71223/
Celindi7129/
Kulinde7123/
Klendyi7111/
Kelinde717/
Kulendi716/
Kelendi714/
Kelinda714/
Klendiy713/
Chilinde67808/
Kielende6745/
Quilinde671/
Klende6210/
Klendy622/
Kaillendee591/
Kelende57496/
Kelenda57196/
Kulende5791/
Celendi571/
Cilende571/
Chilende53284/
Kulendea53119/
Quilende5316/
Kelendez533/
Khelenda532/
Chelinde531/
Khelende531/

Kilindi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilindi in the Marathi language
िकिंलदीikinladi-
Kilindi in the Hindi language
कीलिन्दीkilindi60
कीलिंदीkilindi20
किलिन्दीkilindi20

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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 Kilindi
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