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) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kilwa is the 230,851st most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 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 frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 272 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,628 people, or 1 in 45,381. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found 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
- 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 Kilwa
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