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 surname Kilday (Russian: Килдай) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilday? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 234,672nd most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,246,822 people. Kilday occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kilday live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held forename on earth, held by 23 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 978 people, or 1 in 370,612. In The United States it is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 14 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Kilday occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 21 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Kilday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kilday has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kilday surname grew 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 486 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilday Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Kilday last name are 7.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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

  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kilday
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