Killian Surname
Approximately 23,363 people bear this surname
Killian Surname Definition:
Ó Cilin This belongs to the Western seabord counties but has spread from Clare and Galway to Offaly. MIF 156. Map Mayo
Killian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,965 | 1:21,365 | 2,698 |
| South Africa | 1,393 | 1:38,893 | 5,004 |
| Germany | 982 | 1:81,981 | 10,354 |
| France | 638 | 1:104,111 | 15,363 |
| Ireland | 517 | 1:9,108 | 1,239 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Tanzania | 399 | 1:132,686 | 12,381 |
| England | 329 | 1:169,356 | 15,609 |
| Argentina | 253 | 1:168,946 | 14,195 |
| Nigeria | 237 | 1:747,438 | 33,954 |
| Australia | 218 | 1:123,833 | 13,580 |
| Austria | 197 | 1:43,226 | 6,927 |
| Iran | 123 | 1:624,248 | 34,230 |
| Brazil | 116 | 1:1,845,468 | 59,486 |
| Canada | 102 | 1:361,231 | 32,546 |
| Netherlands | 79 | 1:213,762 | 28,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 337 | 1:13,145 | 1,751 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,702 | 1:18,586 | 2,353 |
Killian (10,306) may also be a first name.
Killian Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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 or Cillean, pet forms of Ceallach (war).
Killian Demographics
Killian Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Killian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Killian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Killian (Arabic: لكيليان, Russian: Киллиан) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Killian.
How Common Is The Last Name Killian? popularity and diffusion
The last name Killian is the 23,198th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 311,927 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Killian live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Killian is also the 60,044th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 10,306 people.
The surname Killian is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 16,965 people, or 1 in 21,365. In The United States Killian is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 9 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Killian exists in 68 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.
Killian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Killian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killian last name rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 484 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Killian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Killian surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Killian surname are 18.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.59% being registered with the party.
The amount Killian earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.55% more than the national average, earning R 326,880 per year; in United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $45,483 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Killian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Killian in the Russian language | ||
| Киллиан | killian | - |
| Killian in the Arabic language | ||
| لكيليان | lkylyan | - |
| كيليان | kylyan | - |
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Killian Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Killian
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