Kilisa Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kilisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kilisa (34) may also be a first name.

Kilisa Last Name Facts

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

Kilisa (Oriya: କିଲିସା) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kilisa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Kilisa is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kilisa live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

Kilisa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilisha9261/
Kilisia927/
Kilisai925/
Kilissa922/
Khilisa921/
Kislisa921/
Kilisas921/
Kiloisa921/
Kilitsa921/
Kislitsa861,422/
Kilaisha86267/
Kaileisa861/
Kailisha861/
Kihlisha861/
Kilisssa861/
Kulisa83531/
Kiliza83484/
Kilesa83204/
Kiliso8359/
Kilisi8346/
Kilusa8340/
Kilija8328/
Kelisa8313/
Cilisa8312/
Kilise8311/
Kilica8310/
Khiloisay8023/
Kailaisay804/
Gkilitsas801/
Khailisah801/
Kilishi77475/
Kilusha77392/
Chilisa77204/
Kilishe7787/
Kilesha7764/
Kilaija7734/
Khiliza7730/
Kulisza7729/
Kilidja7723/
Kilicay7722/
Kailiza7720/
Kelisia7720/
Kuleisa7717/
Kilisho7715/
Kuliesa7714/
Kulisha7711/
Kilessa7711/
Kiliosi779/
Kilissi779/
Kelisha776/
Kilesau776/
Kulaisa775/
Kilisio775/
Kailisi774/
Kilitsi774/
Kuluisa774/
Kulissa774/
Khelisa772/
Kileesa772/
Kisliza772/
Cilisha772/
Khulisa772/
Kilesza771/
Kilitse771/
Kilijja771/
Kiliseh771/
Kilisou771/
Kilitso771/
Kilizia771/
Kilizza771/
Kilaise771/
Kislija771/
Kyolisa771/
Quilisa771/
Coilisa771/
Kelisah771/
Kelissa770/
Kuliusa770/
Chiluisa715,420/
Kilaizia7121/
Kiluishi7121/
Kailizah7111/
Khelissa712/
Quiliosa712/
Keilysha711/
Kieleasa711/
Kilitsis711/
Chilisha711/
Kailishi711/
Kailisou711/
Kilissou711/
Kilissoy711/
Kilitshe711/
Kilessas711/
Kiletsis711/
Kulishai711/
Gkilitsi711/
Kelissat711/
Kheleisa711/
Gcilisha711/
Kulesa671,837/
Kilesi671,560/
Ciliza671,253/
Kileci67580/
Kilici67383/
Kilese67174/
Kileza67164/
Klejsa67122/
Kelesa67101/
Chilaisha6795/
Kuliza6760/
Keliza6751/
Kulusa6730/
Kelusa6727/
Kileso6725/
Kilizo6724/
Celisa6714/
Kylesa6714/
Kilice6712/
Kilico679/
Kiliçi676/
Kiluza675/
Kelisi672/
Kileja672/
Kuliša672/
Keiliches671/
Khelaisia671/
Khulaisha671/
Keliso671/
Khulaisah671/
Kiliço671/
Kilići671/
Kuliso671/
Kulißa671/
Gkilitsis671/
Cilesa671/
Cilise671/
Khelaissa671/
Kiluso671/
Kelise671/

Kilisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilisa in the Oriya language
କିଲିସାkilisa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kilisa
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