Kilungu Surname

159,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kilungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1381:40,5804,256
DR Congo9651:76,5598,894
Tanzania6221:85,1158,650
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Kilungu (638) may also be a first name.

Kilungu Last Name Facts

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

Kilungu (Oriya: କିଲୁୁଲ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilungu? popularity and diffusion

Kilungu is the 159,594th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,665,525 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilungu are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 329,390th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 638 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,138 people, or 1 in 40,580. In Kenya Kilungu is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 31 percent are found, Kitui County, where 24 percent are found and Makueni County, where 22 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Tanzania, where 23 percent are found.

Kilungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiliungu93333/
Kilyungu9395/
Kilugu92921/
Kiloungou882/
Kulungu861,848/
Kilongu8662/
Kailunu864/
Cilungu864/
Kilaugu861/
Khilugu861/
Kelungu861/
Chilungu80946/
Kilougou806/
Khulungu802/
Kelugu777/
Kilogu773/
Keelugu7134/
Chilugu716/
Kelounou6755/
Chelugu571/
Khilonu571/
Kiloghau531/

Kilungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilungu in the Oriya language
କିଲୁୁଲkiluula5.17
କିଲୁୁଚkiluuca3.45
କିଲୁୁସାବିତୀkiluusabiti2.59
କିଲୁୁେଗାବିkiluuegabi2.59
କିଲୁୁkiluu2.59
କିଲୁୁବୁଧିkiluubudhi2.59
କିଲୁୁପାkiluupa1.72
କିଲୁୁସତkiluusata1.72
କିଲୁୁରମାkiluurama0.86
କିଲୁୁବାୟାkiluubaya0.86
କିଲୁୁମୁାkiluumua0.86
କିଲୁୁଦାସିkiluudasi0.86
କିଲୁୁବାସିkiluubasi0.86
କିଲୁୁଲବkiluulaba0.86
କିଲୁୁଡkiluuda0.86
କିଲୁୁପଦାkiluupada0.86
କିଲୁୁଶଶିkiluusasi0.86
କିଲୁୁଦkiluuda0.86
କିଲୁୁହିରାkiluuhira0.86
କିଲୁୁଜୟkiluujaya0.86
କିଲୁୁଶୀମିkiluusimi0.86
କିଲୁଗୁkilugu0.86
କିଲୁୁକୁଶkiluukusa0.86
କିଲୁୁଚକkiluucaka0.86
କିଲୁୁଶରkiluusara0.86
କିଲୁୁସୂଯkiluusuya0.86
କିଲୁୁଗୁନିkiluuguni0.86
କିଲୁଂଗୁkilungu0.86
କିଲୁୁଗୁତାkiluuguta0.86

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kilungu
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