Kilb Surname

203,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kilb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6711:48,1786,304
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Canada501:736,91258,785
England281:1,989,93178,001
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Kilb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilb (Russian: Кильб) is found most in Germany. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilb is the 203,032nd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,554,900 people. The surname Kilb occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kilb are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,671 people, or 1 in 48,178. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 68 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kilb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kilb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kilb last name increased 281 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kilb last name are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Kilb earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.34% more than the national average, earning $51,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.79% more than the national average, earning $67,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielb89734/
Kilbd891/
Kilbs890/
Klb865/
Kleb751,207/
Kilp751,129/
Kelb75490/
Cilb7557/
Kylb7550/
Kölb7530/
Külb754/
Klbs754/
Klbh753/
Kälb752/
Kklb751/
Klhb751/
Qilb751/
Kilbová7311/
Kiełb671,968/
Kilpp67454/
Kilpe6763/
Kielp6746/
Koelb6740/
Kuilp674/
Klehb674/
K'Leb671/
Kklbh671/
Kllbd671/
Kleïb671/
Khlbh671/
Killp671/

Kilb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilb in the Russian language
Кильбkilb-

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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
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  • 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 Kilb
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