Kiliwe Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kiliwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiliwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1471:360,14726,649
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

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

The surname Kiliwe is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiliwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiliwe is the 1,198,640th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kiliwe live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 37 people.

The surname Kiliwe is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 360,147. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiliwet921/
Kiliswe921/
Kiliw912/
Kilijiwe861/
Kilawe834,832/
Kiliwa831,047/
Kiluwe83638/
Kiliwi8364/
Kilewe8317/
Kuliwe8316/
Keliwe835/
Chiliwe7795/
Kilawee7765/
Kuliweh7750/
Kiliwoy7730/
Kheliwe7729/
Kilieva779/
Kiliwai777/
Kielewe772/
Khiliwa771/
Kilewer771/
Keleiwe771/
Kiloywe771/
Khiliwi771/
Kilouwe771/
Kilew735/
Keliw735/
Kailiwai7121/
Kilievoi718/
Khilieva717/
Kailhiwa713/
Kilave672,226/
Kuiliyeva67990/
Kilewa67847/
Kiliva6783/
Kelewe6761/
Kuluwe6754/
Kiluvi6753/
Kilivi6722/
Keileweit6717/
Keijlewer6710/
Kiluwi6710/
Kulewe6710/
Kileve674/
Kelawe672/
Kelive672/
Kailiyeva671/
Keluwe671/
Khillieva671/
Keliwa671/
Kilevi671/
Kulive671/
Kilevy671/

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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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  • 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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