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

Killing is most common in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Killing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Killing is the 51,407th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 730,874 people. The surname Killing is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Killing are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 690,096th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 175 people.

It is most common in India, where it is borne by 8,860 people, or 1 in 86,576. In India Killing is primarily found in: Assam, where 98 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Meghalaya, where 1 percent live. Other than India Killing occurs 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 occurrence of Killing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killing surname grew 146 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 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% registered with 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

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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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