Kiliru Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Iceland

Kiliru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiliru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kiliru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiliru is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiliru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kiliru live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,565,550. In Kenya Kiliru is most frequent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 50 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 22 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Belarus, where 4 percent reside.

Kiliru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilairau867/
Kiluru834/
Kileru834/
Kuliru831/
Kelirou7712/
Keluiru778/
Kulliru775/
Kilerud773/
Kailuru771/
Keluru67407/
Kuluru67404/
Kuleru67145/
Keleru672/
Kulluru62454/
Chileru6210/
Kylerud626/
Kulleru624/
Koyluru624/
Keleeru621/
Kulurru621/
Kjællerup531/
Külerü5024/
Celeru503/

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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 Kiliru
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