Kilufya Surname

20,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,562 people bear this surname

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

Kilufya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kilufya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo26,5491:2,783295
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Kilufya (1,131) may also be a first name.

Kilufya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilufya is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilufya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,582nd most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 274,360 people. The surname Kilufya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilufya live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kilufya is also the 236,787th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,131 people.

Kilufya is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 26,549 people, or 1 in 2,783. Without taking into account The DR Congo it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiluifya931/
Kiluffya931/
Kilufia861,595/
Cilufya8655/
Kulufya8621/
Kilifya864/
Kylufya861/
Chilufya8027,098/
Chiluffya751/
Chiluyfya751/
Kilifia7121/
Culufya711/
Kulifya711/
Chilufia6721/
Kulufio57554/
Kilifio574/
Khelifia534/
Cullufja532/
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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 Kilufya
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