Kiliwi Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Kiliwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kiliwi (36) may also be a first name.
Kiliwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiliwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiliwi is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiliwi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Kiliwi live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 36 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 42 percent are found, Gombe, where 34 percent are found and Niger, where 16 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Benin, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiliwai | 92 | 7 | / |
| Khiliwi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kailiwai | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kiliwa | 83 | 1,047 | / |
| Kiliwe | 83 | 197 | / |
| Kilivi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kiluwi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kiliwoy | 77 | 30 | / |
| Chiliwi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Keliwoi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kilivai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiliwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiliswe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khiliwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kilievoi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Khelaiwi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kuloiwai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kailhiwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kailewis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kheleiwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilewa | 67 | 847 | / |
| Kiluwe | 67 | 638 | / |
| Kiliva | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kelivi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kiluvi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kilewe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kuliwe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kulivi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cilivi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Keliwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuluwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kailaibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keliwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kilevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celiwi | 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 Kiliwi
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