Killing Surname

51,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Estonia

Killing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,8601:86,5765,784
Germany5291:152,18418,249
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Iran771:997,17646,104
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Canada541:682,32655,162
France521:1,277,360130,443
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
England131:4,286,005132,302
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Killing (175) may also be a first name.

Killing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killing occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Killing? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,407th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 730,874 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Killing reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Killing is also the 690,096th most prevalent first name globally, held by 175 people.

The surname Killing is most common in India, where it is held by 8,860 people, or 1 in 86,576. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 98 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Meghalaya, where 1 percent live. Besides India Killing exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Killing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Killing has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Killing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Killing last name are 3.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Killing earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $49,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielling9314/
Kislling932/
Killingh930/
Klling9240/
Killng9215/
Kölling863,863/
Kelling863,677/
Külling86381/
Kylling86175/
Cilling8665/
Killink8610/
Killeng868/
Kølling867/
Killinc864/
Kling8330,321/
Kilng834/
Koelling801,820/
Quilling80785/
Kuelling8085/
Chilling8043/
Kyllieng807/
Keelling801/
Killionk801/
Kaelling800/
Keulling800/
Kliong7729/
Klingh7724/
Khling7724/
Kellng774/
Klieng774/
Klingk773/
Klingå771/
Klingt771/
Kielng771/
Keellings7523/
Quillings752/
Kkyllieng751/
Koellling750/
Kelleng7158/
Køhling7111/
Celling716/
Kellyng715/
Klingsh713/
Klingås712/
Kellingová711/
Klingue711/
Khlieng711/
Klink6718,944/
Klinc67933/
Klyng67592/
Kleng67280/
Cling67197/
Chelling6759/
Klingsch6720/
Källängs678/
Klingova677/
Kkylleng675/
Klimg674/
Kelng672/
Kilnk671/
Qling670/
Quelling670/
Quigling670/
Klngh670/
Kellinks670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Killing
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