Kwilasa Surname

78,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kwilasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kwilasa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,2021:8,5361,124
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kwilasa (2,464) may also be a first name.

Kwilasa Last Name Facts

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

Kwilasa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwilasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,741st most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,174,842 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwilasa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 148,981st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 2,464 people.

Kwilasa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,202 people, or 1 in 8,536. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 37 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 25 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwilasha93131/
Kwilassa93121/
Kwillasa935/
Kwilasi86261/
Gwilasa865/
Kwilesa861/
Kwilashe801/
Kwilose7119/
Ngwilaisha714/
Gwilasi711/
Cwilashe6728/
Kwilosha6711/
Quiliasa678/
Guilassa676/
Quilassa671/
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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 Kwilasa
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