Kilunda Surname

141,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7011:27,1493,034
DR Congo8211:89,98710,233
Tanzania4931:107,38710,430
Uganda1271:307,39621,163
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Kilunda (561) may also be a first name.

Kilunda Last Name Facts

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

Kilunda is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kilunda.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilunda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kilunda is the 141,349th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,311,305 people. Kilunda occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilunda reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kilunda is also the 354,811th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 561 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,701 people, or 1 in 27,149. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 75 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 10 percent are found and Machakos County, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 16 percent are found.

Kilunda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuilunda9355/
Kiluunda931/
Kilonda8610,935/
Kilundo862,093/
Kulunda86159/
Kilunde8629/
Kilundi864/
Cilunda861/
Kelunda861/
Chilunda801,488/
Kuluunda80105/
Quilunda8016/
Kailonda801/
Kilondaa801/
Kiloundi801/
Chilaunda751/
Kiloundou751/
Kilondo71631/
Kilonde71404/
Kelonda7123/
Kulundo7113/
Kilondi7112/
Celunda7112/
Kelunde715/
Culunda711/
Chilundo6713,912/
Kailondo6737/
Kulaundo673/
Kilondhe671/
Kulundoh671/
Chilunde671/
Kelumndes631/
Klehounde631/
Kelonde575/
Kelondo571/
Quilonde531/

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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 Kilunda
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