Kilingo Surname

220,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kilingo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilingo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4651:36,1384,218
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Burkina Faso1421:129,2403,559
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kilingo (154) may also be a first name.

Kilingo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilingo is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kilingo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilingo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,534th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,934,960 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilingo are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 740,891st most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 154 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,465 people, or 1 in 36,138. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 22 percent live, Iringa Region, where 18 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent live.

Kilingo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kilingo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilingou9319/
Kiling'o931/
Kiliongo931/
Kilino92119/
Kilinga861,707/
Kilengo86262/
Kulingo8636/
Cilingo8620/
Kelingo865/
Kilimgo861/
Chilingo80644/
Kelingos8013/
Kilingga803/
Kuilinga803/
Kilionga801/
Kilyongo801/
Kealingo801/
Keilinga801/
Kailengo801/
Kilinnga801/
Kilyaino801/
Kilina775,066/
Kulngo7782/
Kelino7733/
Kileno775/
Kilenga713,206/
Kulinga71801/
Quilino71490/
Chilino71133/
Kelinga7176/
Kiliona7157/
Kilinau7137/
Kelengo7135/
Khilina7117/
Kailina718/
Keslino717/
Kitlina717/
Klenggo716/
Kisleno715/
Kuilina713/
Kilgina713/
Kileina712/
Coilino711/
Celingo711/
Gkilina711/
Keilina711/
Kilimga711/
Kilaina711/
Kelinoi711/
Ciluino711/
Chilinga671,752/
Kileng'a67203/
Gkilinas6728/
Keilinghaus6720/
Chilengo6717/
Klego6716/
Kulingah679/
Gkelinos674/
Kelengoi672/
Kiselgot672/
Kelengoa671/
Kaylinga671/
Kielenga671/

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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 Kilingo
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