Kielty Surname

182,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Kielty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kielty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1961:303,05927,896
England4421:126,05912,608
Ireland3401:13,8501,625
Northern Ireland1401:13,1791,894
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Australia631:428,50333,982
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Wales121:257,87814,969
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2451:18,0812,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Kielty (16) may also be a first name.

Kielty Last Name Facts

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

Kielty has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kielty? popularity and diffusion

Kielty is the 182,551st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,130,389 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kielty live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

The last name Kielty is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,196 people, or 1 in 303,059. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 19 percent live, Minnesota, where 13 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Ireland, where 15 percent live.

Kielty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kielty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kielty last name grew 3,624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 139 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kielty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kielty last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.8% being registered with the party.

The amount Kielty earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.25% more than the national average, earning $51,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $50,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielthy92205/
Kieltys921/
Kelty912,786/
Kilty911,468/
Keilty831,266/
Keelty83581/
Kealty83123/
Kelthy8326/
Keltey834/
Kellty832/
Kiltoy832/
Keltay831/
Keltyh831/
Kiltay831/
Kielta831/
Kailty830/
Killty830/
Kiltey830/
Klty801/
Keilthy7767/
Kealtey773/
Keiltey773/
Keillty770/
Kealthy770/
Kieltje770/
Kilta73170/
Kilte7393/
Kelte7369/
Kelta7354/
Klety7335/
Kelti7318/
Kilti7314/
Cilty731/
Kiełtych711/
Keyholty710/
Quilty672,935/
Keltie67606/
Kiltie67329/
Cuilty67247/
Keltai6792/
Keltti6737/
Kailta6735/
Keltee6734/
Kiltti6721/
Kletty6710/
Gkelti675/
Koilta673/
Kellti673/
Keltha673/
Killte673/
Kilthe672/
Kailthaya672/
Keltea671/
Koelte671/
Kiltha671/
Koelti671/
Kuilti671/
Kiltei671/
Keltei671/
Keilti671/
Kiltai671/
Keltez670/
Quelty670/
Cealty670/
Kiltte670/
Celtey670/
Kellte670/

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Kielty Reference & Research

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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 Kielty
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