Killeen Surname
Approximately 10,891 people bear this surname
Killeen Surname Definition:
(Celtic) for the Irish O’Cillín, Grand- son or Descendant of Cillín (or Cillene) [apparently from Irish cill, a church]
Killeen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,552 | 1:79,626 | 9,079 |
| Ireland | 2,249 | 1:2,094 | 395 |
| England | 1,678 | 1:33,205 | 4,398 |
| Australia | 1,421 | 1:18,998 | 2,632 |
| Canada | 564 | 1:65,329 | 7,584 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| New Zealand | 73 | 1:62,032 | 9,583 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| Northern Ireland | 60 | 1:30,751 | 3,176 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,344 | 1:3,296 | 604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 297 | 1:82,072 | 8,765 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 570 | 1:88,103 | 9,135 |
Killeen (156) may also be a first name.
Killeen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) for the Irish O’Cillín, Grand- son or Descendant of Cillín (or Cillene) [apparently from Irish cill, a church]
Ó Cilin This belongs to the Western seabord counties but has spread from Clare and Galway to Offaly. MIF 156. Map Mayo
Ó Cilin This belongs to the Western seabord counties but has spread from Clare and Galway to Offaly. MIF 156. Map Mayo
(Irish) Grandson of Cillin, a pet form of Ceallach (war).
Killeen Demographics
Killeen Political Affiliation
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Killeen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Killeen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Killeen (Arabic: كيلين) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Killeen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 47,512th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 669,135 people. The surname Killeen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Killeen live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Killeen is also the 735,679th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 156 people.
Killeen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,552 people, or 1 in 79,626. In The United States Killeen is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 21 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.
Killeen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Killeen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Killeen surname rose 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 565 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Killeen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Killeen last name are 2.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.44% being registered with the political party.
The amount Killeen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning R 287,688 per year; in United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $54,196 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Killeen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Killeen in the Arabic language | ||
| كيلين | kylyn | - |
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Killeen Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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