Kilobwa Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kilobwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilobwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Tanzania1861:284,63222,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kilobwa Last Name Facts

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

Kilobwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilobwa? popularity and diffusion

Kilobwa is the 568,231st most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilobwa reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 200,216. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilebwa8662/
Kilubwa8627/
Kilobwe8621/
Kilabwa861/
Kilyobwe80123/
Chilobwa8078/
Kiliobwe8021/
Kulyobwa804/
Kuliobwa804/
Kiluobwe801/
Kilabwe7196/
Kelebwa7122/
Kulebwa712/
Kelobua711/
Kulabwa711/
Kilabwo711/
Kilubwe711/
Kilubba711/
Chilobwe67358/
Chilubwa6780/
Kilumpwa671/
Kilyahabwe592/
Kulabua579/
Kilabbo572/
Kulebua571/
Kailavuo539/
Chilubwe534/
Chilabwe532/
Koilabui531/
Khilavvi531/

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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 Kilobwa
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