Kilkis Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kilkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece231:481,73061,288
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Kilkiş (2) are calculated separately.

Kilkis (11) may also be a first name.

Kilkis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilkis (Hindi: किल्कीस) is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kilkiş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilkis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kilkis reside; 50 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 481,730. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 74 percent are found, South Aegean, where 17 percent are found and Attica, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Greece this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Thailand, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilkiş942/
Gkilgkis8624/
Kelkis8323/
Kilkes8320/
Kylkis8316/
Kelkies7715/
Kilchis771/
Kilquist7110/
Celkis6729/
Kölkes6721/
Clekis6717/
Kelkes6711/
Kihlquist672/
Kilkkease671/
Kilckease671/
Kelcis671/
Chelkis6258/
Kilches6234/
Kylkysh622/
Küllkes621/
Klechis621/
Kelchis620/
Kölquist572/
Kelquist571/
Kilquest570/
Clkes551/
Källquist5348/
Köhlquist5315/
Kellquist5315/
Kılkış50321/
Cilkez50136/
Celcis5064/
Kelces5050/
Celkys502/
Celkes501/

Kilkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilkis in the Hindi language
किल्कीसkilkisa50
किलकिसkilakisa50

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kilkis
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