Kilonzo Surname

14,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilonzo Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'noise'. Kilonzo means 'noise' in the Kikamba language of the Akamba people in Kenya. It has variants: Kalonzo meaning 'insignificant, small noise'; Kinene or Kanene (signifying insignificant level of noise), and in somewhat derogatory forms as in Ilonzo (sometimes in plural form), Kimengele.

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Kilonzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya36,6461:1,260200
Tanzania2,3771:22,2722,765
United States851:4,264,223227,504
England231:2,422,52489,093
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kilonzo (14,139) may also be a first name.

Kilonzo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'noise'. Kilonzo means 'noise' in the Kikamba language of the Akamba people in Kenya. It has variants: Kalonzo meaning 'insignificant, small noise'; Kinene or Kanene (signifying insignificant level of noise), and in somewhat derogatory forms as in Ilonzo (sometimes in plural form), Kimengele.

Kilonzo is used as name for boys, and Kanene for girls. Kilonzo as a noun should never be confused with Kilonzi and its variants forms of Mulonzi, Malonza all standing for 'noise makers'.

Kilonzo is noise; Kilonzi is a noise maker.

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Kilonzo Last Name Facts

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

Kilonzo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilonzo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilonzo is the 14,207th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 185,821 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilonzo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kilonzo is also the 48,289th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 14,139 people.

The last name Kilonzo is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 36,646 people, or 1 in 1,260. In Kenya Kilonzo is primarily concentrated in: Kitui County, where 29 percent are found, Machakos County, where 27 percent are found and Makueni County, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Kilonzo occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kilonzo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kilonzo are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Kilonzo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.05% more than the national average, earning $48,781 USD per year.

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