Killians Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Killians Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killians Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Killians Last Name Facts

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

Killians occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Killians.

How Common Is The Last Name Killians? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Killians reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Killians is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Killians is most common in: Michigan, where 17 percent are found, Mississippi, where 17 percent are found and North Carolina, where 17 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Killians Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Killians has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Killians surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killians Last Name Statistics demography

Killians earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killans930/
Killions882/
Kellians880/
Klians8612/
Quillians825/
Kellans805/
Killams803/
Killons801/
Klans7764/
Qilliams754/
Cellians751/
Chillans750/
Kellions750/
Kelleans750/
Quilliams71182/
Klions7110/
Quillions719/
Klansø711/
Kliams711/
Chillions711/
Killamshe711/
Klauns710/
Kellanz671/
Cllions671/
Kellons671/
Klahans670/

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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 Killians
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