Kilwayi Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kilwayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kilwayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilwayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kilwayi is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilwayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kilwayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kilwayi are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kilwayi is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Kilwayi is mostly found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 50 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 50 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilway | 92 | 145 | / |
| Killway | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kilwaye | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kilwaya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kelway | 77 | 254 | / |
| Kleway | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kilbay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kilwiye | 71 | 71 | / |
| Klewais | 71 | 49 | / |
| Kilbaya | 71 | 19 | / |
| Killwey | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kellway | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kielwei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kelwaii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilwiji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kilboyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kelwait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cailway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kelleway | 67 | 354 | / |
| Kluay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chilwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klwie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kilwayi
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