Kilobi Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2201:209,90915,013
Uganda471:830,62338,869
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kilobi (32) may also be a first name.

Kilobi Last Name Facts

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

Kilobi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilobi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 872,430th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kilobi reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 209,909. In Kenya Kilobi is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 76 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 22 percent live and Busia County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiloobi921/
Kiloba832,648/
Kilabi832,044/
Kilubi83628/
Kulobi8376/
Kilebi8368/
Kilobe8324/
Kelobi832/
Kilovi831/
Khillobai801/
Kilubai7731/
Khiloba7729/
Kyolobi7722/
Kulobai7713/
Kailubi7711/
Khilabi775/
Chilobi774/
Kiliobe774/
Kilaboi774/
Kilioba773/
Khilovi772/
Kilaabi771/
Kilovoi771/
Kilyoba771/
Kilobeh771/
Gkiloba771/
Kilabio771/
Kyoloobi7126/
Kailabai719/
Kilabhai713/
Kilyabie711/
Koilabui711/
Khilabai711/
Kiluba6755,757/
Kilebe671,345/
Kilaba67945/
Kelebi67400/
Kulabi6767/
Kilabe6732/
Kelubi6722/
Kulobe6716/
Qilabi6714/
Kelabi6713/
Külebi676/
Keloba675/
Kulebi674/
Kileby674/
Cleobi673/
Kilube672/
Celobi671/
Kelobe671/
Culobi671/

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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 Kilobi
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