Kildear Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kildear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kildear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Kildear Last Name Facts

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

Kildear is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kildear? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kildear is the 4,116,508th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Kildear occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kildear are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

Kildear is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Kildear is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 50 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 41 percent live and Lancashire, where 5 percent live. Other than England Kildear is found in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Kildear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kildear has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kildear last name expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kildear Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kildear surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilder9243/
Kildar927/
Kuilder86616/
Kildare86544/
Kielder8629/
Killdar864/
Kildair863/
Kildeer862/
Killder861/
Kildard861/
Klder831/
Killdeer802/
Killdare800/
Kildeyarova782/
Kelder773,538/
Kildir77649/
Kleder7760/
Keldar777/
Kledar773/
Cilder771/
Kölder771/
Kldder771/
Kilderova7510/
Keulder71709/
Childer7181/
Keeldar7178/
Koelder7123/
Käldare719/
Keldere717/
Keldare716/
Kilduir712/
Kuelder712/
Klhedar711/
Keelder711/
Kaelder711/
Kledare711/
Klehdar711/
Kildiyarova67710/
Kildaire6712/
Kelldher672/
Clder672/

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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
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  • 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 Kildear
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