Kilwa Surname
Approximately 1,752 people bear this surname
Kilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,628 | 1:45,381 | 5,500 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Kilwa (272) may also be a first name.
Kilwa Demographics
Average Kilwa Salary in
South Africa
R 62,436
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kilwa (Hindi: किलवा) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kilwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kilwa is the 230,851st most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,159,558 people. The last name Kilwa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kilwa are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 538,995th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 272 people.
The surname Kilwa is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,628 people, or 1 in 45,381. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Kilwa Last Name Statistics demography
Kilwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.73% less than the national average, earning R 62,436 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilway | 91 | 145 | / |
| Kielwa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Khilwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kilhwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kailwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Klwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kailewa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Killway | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kilwaya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kilwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kilwahe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kilua | 80 | 4,471 | / |
| Kilwe | 80 | 265 | / |
| Kilwo | 80 | 202 | / |
| Klewa | 80 | 156 | / |
| Kelwa | 80 | 151 | / |
| Kilwy | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kilwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Klwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilwa | 73 | 866 | / |
| Kelway | 73 | 254 | / |
| Kaelwa | 73 | 96 | / |
| Kilwou | 73 | 40 | / |
| Kelwau | 73 | 39 | / |
| Killua | 73 | 25 | / |
| Kleway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Khlewa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Killwo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kilbay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kelwat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khelwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gcilwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilwiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuilua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kehlwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Killva | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kilwee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Klewais | 67 | 49 | / |
| Killewo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Killwey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kellway | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kailwoo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Klwi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Klua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chilwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kielwei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Klwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelwait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihlbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quilwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisluha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qlwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klwj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cailway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Killwee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kilwood | 67 | 0 | / |
Kilwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kilwa in the Hindi language | ||
| किलवा | kilava | - |
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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 Kilwa
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