Kilday Surname

234,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kilday Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9781:370,61232,878
Scotland3641:14,7081,865
England2141:260,36520,793
Australia571:473,60936,415
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales111:281,32115,850
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1691:22,1492,118
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3251:154,51914,268

Kilday (23) may also be a first name.

Kilday Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilday (Russian: Килдай) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilday? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 234,672nd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,246,822 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kilday live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kilday is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name internationally, held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 978 people, or 1 in 370,612. In The United States Kilday is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 14 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 21 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Kilday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kilday has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kilday last name rose 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 486 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilday Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kilday last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kilday are 7.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kilday earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.52% less than the national average, earning R 105,696 per year and in United States they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning $51,284 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killday92125/
Kildaye922/
Kildaya921/
Kilda91181/
Kildy916/
Klday911/
Kildea831,200/
Kildau83303/
Kildey83190/
Kelday83115/
Kildai8333/
Kildağ8329/
Killda8316/
Kildae8311/
Kldday832/
Kildga831/
Kildoy830/
Kildaz830/
Killdy830/
Klda801/
Kildysh774/
Kildash773/
Kildysz771/
Killdau771/
Keldaye771/
Keldaya771/
Killdey770/
Childay770/
Killdea770/
Kilde73783/
Kildi73412/
Keldy7329/
Kleda7320/
Kelda7310/
Kledy737/
Cilda737/
Khlda731/
Keuldaya711/
Killdoyh710/
Kildiş67638/
Kildee67127/
Keldai6733/
Kildio6732/
Kyldyi6730/
Keelda6730/
Childa6722/
Kyldau676/
Killdi673/
Kelldy673/
Keldey673/
Quilda672/
Kuilde672/
Kilded671/
Kielde671/
Kildeh671/
Kildej671/
Kildou671/
Kildhi671/
Khldyi671/
Quildy670/
Childy670/

Kilday Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilday in the Russian language
Килдайkildaj-

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Footnotes

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