Kiliwa Surname
Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname
Kiliwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 877 | 1:60,367 | 6,477 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisliwa | 92 | 18 | / |
| Kiliwai | 92 | 7 | / |
| Khiliwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kailiwai | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kailhiwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kiliswah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiluwa | 83 | 2,386 | / |
| Kilewa | 83 | 847 | / |
| Kuliwa | 83 | 411 | / |
| Kiliwe | 83 | 197 | / |
| Kiliva | 83 | 83 | / |
| Kiliwi | 83 | 64 | / |
| Kiliwo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Ciliwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keliwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chiliwa | 77 | 176 | / |
| Khuliwa | 77 | 132 | / |
| Kiliwou | 77 | 75 | / |
| Kuliewa | 77 | 47 | / |
| Kailuwa | 77 | 36 | / |
| Kiliwoy | 77 | 30 | / |
| Kilibay | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kailewa | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kilieva | 77 | 9 | / |
| Keliwaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kilivai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kilijua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiliwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiliswe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiliwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kielewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keloiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keliwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiluwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuliwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilivas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiluwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ciliway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kilibaha | 71 | 139 | / |
| Khilieva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kailewad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kuloiwai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chiliwau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kheleiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilaaiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kileshwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuluwa | 67 | 1,634 | / |
| Kuliva | 67 | 1,163 | / |
| Kilewo | 67 | 1,000 | / |
| Kulewa | 67 | 712 | / |
| Kiluva | 67 | 549 | / |
| Kelewa | 67 | 254 | / |
| Kileva | 67 | 154 | / |
| Klejwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Keluwa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kilivi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Qiliba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keliva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kilewe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ciliva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keliwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kyluwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuliwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khillieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kailaibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keliwã | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kiliwa
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