Killel Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Killel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Killel Last Name Facts

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

Killel occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Killel.

How Common Is The Last Name Killel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Killel is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Killel live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 557,280. In Tanzania Killel is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 96 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellel83638/
Killil8310/
Cillel831/
Klel809/
Cuillel779/
Chillel771/
Kellell770/
Khlel73936/
Klele73105/
Klesl7377/
Klell7342/
Kloel7329/
Klael7311/
Kliel737/
Klelh734/
Klehl731/
Kleel731/
Killille711/
Khleel67292/
Khlill67218/
Khliel6711/
Clille677/
Kellyl675/
Khloel674/
Hkleel671/

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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 Killel
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