Killalee Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Killalee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killalee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:85,6174,914
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Killalee Last Name Facts

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

Killalee occurs most in Ireland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Killalee.

How Common Is The Last Name Killalee? popularity and diffusion

Killalee is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Killalee occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Killalee live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 85,617. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Besides Ireland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Killalee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Killalee has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name increased 550 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killalee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Killalee
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