Killa Surname
Approximately 4,359 people bear this surname
Killa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,759 | 1:436,080 | 22,683 |
| Indonesia | 919 | 1:143,906 | 14,207 |
| Tanzania | 290 | 1:182,557 | 15,833 |
| Russia | 187 | 1:770,712 | 63,938 |
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| Niger | 149 | 1:128,805 | 4,941 |
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| Wales | 101 | 1:30,639 | 3,095 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Philippines | 79 | 1:1,281,496 | 97,319 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| Nepal | 46 | 1:619,151 | 4,824 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 53 | 1:29,593 | 1,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Ķilla (1) are calculated separately.
Killa (1,186) may also be a first name.
Killa Demographics
Average Male Killa Height
176.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Killa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Killa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Killa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻪ, Hindi: किल्ला, Oriya: କିଲା, Russian: Килла) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Ķilla. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Killa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 107,090th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,671,839 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Killa reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 230,283rd most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 1,186 people.
The surname Killa is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,759 people, or 1 in 436,080. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 64 percent live, West Bengal, where 19 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Killa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Killa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Killa surname increased 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Killa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Killa surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Killa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.48% less than the national average, earning R 169,956 per year and in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Killa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Killa in the Hindi language | ||
| किल्ला | killa | 97.33 |
| किल्ल | killa | 1.33 |
| किलला | kilala | 1.33 |
| Killa in the Oriya language | ||
| କିଲା | kila | 86.67 |
| ରିୁକିଲା | riukila | 6.67 |
| କୀଲା | kila | 6.67 |
| Killa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻠﻪ | klh | 77.78 |
| ﻛﻞ | kl | 11.11 |
| ﻛﻼ | kla | 11.11 |
| Killa in the Russian language | ||
| Килла | killa | - |
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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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- 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 Killa
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