Kiliwa Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiliwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiliwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8771:60,3676,477
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kiliwa (48) may also be a first name.

Kiliwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiliwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiliwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 348,836th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kiliwa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kiliwa is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 48 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 877 people, or 1 in 60,367. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 48 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 41 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisliwa9218/
Kiliwai927/
Khiliwa921/
Kailiwai8621/
Kailhiwa863/
Kiliswah861/
Kiluwa832,386/
Kilewa83847/
Kuliwa83411/
Kiliwe83197/
Kiliva8383/
Kiliwi8364/
Kiliwo8343/
Ciliwa832/
Keliwa831/
Chiliwa77176/
Khuliwa77132/
Kiliwou7775/
Kuliewa7747/
Kailuwa7736/
Kiliwoy7730/
Kilibay7721/
Kailewa7718/
Kilieva779/
Keliwaa775/
Kilivai772/
Kilijua771/
Kiliwet771/
Kiliswe771/
Khiliwi771/
Kielewa771/
Keloiwa771/
Keliwah771/
Kiluwai771/
Kuliwah771/
Kilivas771/
Khiluwa771/
Ciliway770/
Kilibaha71139/
Khilieva717/
Kailewad715/
Kuloiwai713/
Chiliwau712/
Kheleiwa711/
Kilaaiva711/
Kileshwa711/
Kuluwa671,634/
Kuliva671,163/
Kilewo671,000/
Kulewa67712/
Kiluva67549/
Kelewa67254/
Kileva67154/
Klejwa6740/
Keluwa6731/
Kilivi6722/
Qiliba6722/
Keliva6719/
Kilewe6717/
Ciliva676/
Keliwe675/
Kyluwa674/
Kuliwo674/
Khillieva671/
Kailaibai671/
Kilevi671/
Keliwã671/

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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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  • 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 Kiliwa
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