Killer Surname
Approximately 4,142 people bear this surname
Killer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kilner,' a variant of Keller. It could also mean 'a slaughterer' or 'pig-sticker'.
Killer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 607 | 1:13,530 | 2,238 |
| Germany | 562 | 1:143,248 | 17,294 |
| India | 459 | 1:1,671,166 | 60,799 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| United States | 340 | 1:1,066,056 | 77,773 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Argentina | 172 | 1:248,508 | 20,139 |
| Brazil | 168 | 1:1,274,252 | 43,696 |
| Austria | 147 | 1:57,928 | 9,062 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Hungary | 108 | 1:90,891 | 8,941 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Turkey | 31 | 1:2,510,368 | 78,475 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 123 | 1:198,174 | 15,835 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 124 | 1:404,989 | 29,999 |
The alternate forms: Killér (1) are calculated separately.
Killer (1,320) may also be a first name.
Killer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kilner,' a variant of Keller. It could also mean 'a slaughterer' or 'pig-sticker'.
Killer Demographics
Average Killer Salary in
United States
$41,278 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Killer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Killer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Killer is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Killér. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Killer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Killer is the 111,969th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,759,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Killer reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 216,309th most frequently used given name globally, held by 1,320 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 13,530. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Aargau, where 53 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 5 percent are found. Other than Switzerland this last name is found in 103 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Killer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Killer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Killer surname grew 274 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Killer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Killer last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Killer are 1.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Killer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.8% less than the national average, earning R 128,796 per year; in United States they earn 4.34% less than the national average, earning $41,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $54,720 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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