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.

Kilufya Surname Distribution Map

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 last name Kilufya is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilufya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kilufya is the 20,582nd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 274,360 people. The surname is primarily found 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 widespread first name in the world, held by 1,131 people.

The last name Kilufya is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 26,549 people, or 1 in 2,783. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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  • 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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