Killings Surname

390,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 907 people bear this surname

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

Killings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8981:403,62935,249
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Killings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killings is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Killings? popularity and diffusion

It is the 390,407th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. Killings is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Killings reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 898 people, or 1 in 403,629. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 16 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Georgia, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Honduras, where 0 percent live.

Killings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Killings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killings last name increased 5,282 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Killings surname are 11.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Killings earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.23% less than the national average, earning $31,829 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kellings8837/
Cillings881/
Klings86166/
Keellings8223/
Chillings824/
Quillings822/
Klingst8080/
Klingse804/
Klingsh803/
Klingås802/
Klingsch7520/
Källängs758/
Kellinks750/
Clings7122/
Klinks719/
Chellings711/
Klincse6719/
Klinx620/
Kellinckx593/
Klencs5726/
Clinks571/

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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 Killings
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