Killiger Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Killiger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Killiger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killiger is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Killiger? popularity and diffusion

Killiger is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Killiger live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Killiger is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent reside and Washington, where 50 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 33 percent reside.

Killiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Killiger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killiger Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielliger9434/
Killigier941/
Killigher940/
Kelliger8857/
Killigye881/
Killicer881/
Cilliger880/
Kliger861,065/
Kelligher8217/
Kellieger828/
Killegher820/
Chilliger820/
Klieger80209/
Kleiger80101/
Kliguer8040/
Kligier8012/
Kligert8010/
Killiga808/
Kligere802/
Klaiger801/
Klige7718/
Klingher7548/
Kleigher754/
Kellager753/
Killigha751/
Klleiser751/
Kelleger751/
Kelliget750/
Kluger714,103/
Kläger71893/
Kleger71564/
Kellegher71512/
Klager71430/
Kligge71162/
Klüger7179/
Klijer7171/
Kliege7160/
Kléger7132/
Kleige7119/
Klíger7112/
Kligerová718/
Källhager716/
Källhäger714/
Klyger712/
Klizer712/
Kligee711/
Kliser711/
Kellegger711/
Kellicher711/
Cliger710/
Kluige710/
Quillager710/
Klueger67190/
Kleeger67116/
Kleager67102/
Klugger6758/
Klegere6744/
Klyuger6740/
Klauger6736/
Klieser6720/
Klenger6713/
Killiza674/
Klagger674/
Klicher673/
Klaager671/
Kellice671/
Klugher671/
Cligher671/
Klegher671/
Kleyger671/
Kligueh671/
Keellegher670/
Kellise670/
Kleuger670/
Claiger670/
Kellege670/

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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
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  • 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 Killiger
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