Killala Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Killala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States121:30,204,911765,334
India101:76,706,538639,611
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Killala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Killala is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Killala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Killala reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 38 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 34 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Killala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Killala has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Killala surname increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Killala surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Killala earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killalea93470/
Killalay932/
Killalas930/
Killalla930/
Killalaa930/
Kllala921/
Killallea880/
Killaly86171/
Killali86131/
Kellala86125/
Killela8637/
Klliala864/
Killola863/
Killale861/
Klala8326/
Killelay8079/
Killalee8061/
Chillala8060/
Killally8022/
Kellalea8020/
Cillalla808/
Quillala803/
Killalli803/
Killasli801/
Killaleh801/
Killaley801/
Killolay800/
Kellalay800/
Killalie800/
Killealy800/
Klahla771/
Klalas771/
Klalai771/
Khlala771/
Chillalay7523/
Chillalla758/
Chillyala751/
Killallee750/
Kellali71709/
Kellola7148/
Khlaela7111/
Cillale714/
Klaelea713/
Kellale711/
Kleilla711/
Klatlad711/
Khllali711/
Kellela710/
Killelea67581/
Chillali67458/
Chillale67257/
Chellala67225/
Klali67174/
Klattlat6795/
Klale6783/
Kellahli6730/
Klalo6718/
Klela6714/
Klola6710/
Killeleu675/
Klaly675/
Clala672/
Killelia671/
Killolli671/
Chillaly671/
Klała671/
Klatlats671/
Chillola671/
Cellalla671/
Klalj671/
Killouli671/
Kellalee670/
Kellelay670/
Killeley670/

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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 Killala
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