Kiliwe Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Kiliwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 147 | 1:360,147 | 26,649 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
Kiliwe (37) may also be a first name.
Kiliwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiliwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiliwe occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kiliwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiliwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Kiliwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kiliwe are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 360,147. In Tanzania Kiliwe is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiliwet | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiliswe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiliw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kilijiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kilawe | 83 | 4,832 | / |
| Kiliwa | 83 | 1,047 | / |
| Kiluwe | 83 | 638 | / |
| Kiliwi | 83 | 64 | / |
| Kilewe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kuliwe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Keliwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Chiliwe | 77 | 95 | / |
| Kilawee | 77 | 65 | / |
| Kuliweh | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kiliwoy | 77 | 30 | / |
| Kheliwe | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kilieva | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kiliwai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kielewe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khiliwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilewer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keleiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiloywe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiliwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilouwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilew | 73 | 5 | / |
| Keliw | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kailiwai | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kilievoi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Khilieva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kailhiwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kilave | 67 | 2,226 | / |
| Kuiliyeva | 67 | 990 | / |
| Kilewa | 67 | 847 | / |
| Kiliva | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kelewe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kuluwe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kiluvi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kilivi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Keileweit | 67 | 17 | / |
| Keijlewer | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kiluwi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kulewe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kileve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kelawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kelive | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kailiyeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keluwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khillieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keliwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilevy | 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 Kiliwe
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