Kilonzo Surname
Approximately 39,218 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKilonzo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 36,646 | 1:1,260 | 200 |
| Tanzania | 2,377 | 1:22,272 | 2,765 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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 Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiolonzo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kilonzzo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kilonnzo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kilonza | 86 | 21 | / |
| Cilonzo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kilanzo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kilonco | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kilonjo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chilonzo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kilontso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kilonssou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kilanza | 71 | 138 | / |
| Kilunza | 71 | 82 | / |
| Kilonja | 71 | 36 | / |
| Cilanzo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kulonza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chilanzo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chilunzo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cleonzio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilonjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quilonsod | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kilanso | 57 | 7 | / |
| Kilunsa | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kulanza | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kilansa | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kilanja | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kilunja | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kilanjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kulonsa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kilanco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kilansho | 53 | 5 | / |
| Chilanza | 53 | 2 | / |
| Cullanzo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kilungia | 53 | 2 | / |
| Chilonsa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khilaunsa | 50 | 1 | / |
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