Kilis Surname

271,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kilis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6431:121,02910,084
Indonesia3851:343,50429,814
Papua New Guinea1551:52,6056,626
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Greece431:257,67038,951
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Kiliś (425) are calculated separately.

Kilis (235) may also be a first name.

Kilis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilis (Hindi: किलिस, Marathi: िकलीस, Russian: Килис) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Kiliś. For other possible spellings of Kilis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 271,034th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,067,834 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Kilis live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kilis is also the 584,346th most common first name on earth, held by 235 people.

It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 643 people, or 1 in 121,029. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Siirt Province, where 16 percent are found, Malatya Province, where 12 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Kilis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kilis are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

Kilis earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.63% less than the national average, earning $36,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiliś93425/
Kailis91468/
Kilisz91107/
Keilis9191/
Gkilis9184/
Khilis9132/
Kiolis9124/
Kilies9119/
Kilish9118/
Kielis9116/
Koilis9112/
Kilise9111/
Kitlis911/
Kkailis83127/
Kilishe8387/
Kilisch8348/
Kielisz8344/
Kielies8341/
Gkiolis8320/
Kailais8312/
Khillis838/
Khiolis835/
Kiglies835/
Kislijs835/
Kaillis834/
Kailish832/
Kielish831/
Kilitse831/
Kilaise831/
Kislihs831/
Kislais831/
Kisluis831/
Khilish831/
Keilish830/
Kulis802,562/
Kiliç80604/
Kelis80500/
Cilis80247/
Kiles80195/
Kylis8086/
Kiliz8046/
Kilys804/
Kielisch7740/
Keilisch771/
Kilisova771/
Kilitshe771/
Kulish737,480/
Kulisz731,374/
Quilis731,372/
Gkelis73421/
Kelish73210/
Kilese73174/
Kieliś73169/
Keiles73120/
Chilis7385/
Kailes7370/
Kulais7334/
Kkelis7334/
Kylish7330/
Koiles7327/
Cailis7324/
Keylis7321/
Kuiles7320/
Kelios7318/
Kullis7316/
Kelies7315/
Khulis7314/
Kilice7312/
Kuliss7312/
Kioles739/
Cuilis738/
Kaylis737/
Keliss737/
Khelis736/
Khiles736/
Kilgiç736/
Kielys736/
Kulies735/
Qilies735/
Kelais735/
Kieles735/
Kulizs734/
Ciluis734/
Koylis733/
Kileus733/
Keilys731/
Kujlis731/
Kealis731/
Cilois731/
Kiless731/
Kilesz731/
Cilijs731/
Ceilis731/
Kelise731/
Keulis731/
Kiliçç731/
Kileas730/
Kulois730/
Khilisova711/
Kilishova711/
Kileshe671,232/
Kulisch67802/
Caillis67213/
Keilich67178/
Kilesse67116/
Kailich67108/
Kühleis6745/
Gkioles6737/
Kislich6735/
Kielesz6725/
Kuhleis6723/
Chijlis6719/
Kuliesh6716/
Kailesh6716/
Khaylis677/
Keleise675/
Kullish674/
Cheilis674/
Gkelios674/
Khailys673/
Kheylis672/
Kislets672/
Kailles672/
Khilesh671/
Khilich671/
Kisless671/
Quilies671/
Keitles671/
Kieleas671/
Khulais671/
Kileese671/
Kälisch671/
Kylehis671/
Kulaish671/
Kuliesz671/
Kelishe671/
Kheliss671/
Chiliss670/
Keelies670/
Quilais670/
Quilish670/

Kilis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilis in the Hindi language
किलिसkilisa-
Kilis in the Marathi language
िकलीसikalisa-
Kilis in the Russian language
Килисkilis-

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