Killy Surname

344,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Killy Surname Definition:

Originally Mac Gilla Ceallaigh, Anglicised in Ireland into Mac Killey Kelly and Killy Kelly. The Mac and the Kelly have been dropped, leaving Killey, which is identical in meaning with Gill (see Gill), Indeed, in the Isle of Man, formerly, the same person was called Gill and Killey indifferently.

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Killy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2051:39,7744,819
France1951:340,62951,332
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
Nigeria751:2,361,90379,171
Benin701:147,65115,402
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Austria291:293,63633,260
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
England151:3,714,537119,675
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
India71:109,580,769786,157
China41:341,830,39216,990
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1741:25,4592,743
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

Killy (1,224) may also be a first name.

Killy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originally Mac Gilla Ceallaigh, Anglicised in Ireland into Mac Killey Kelly and Killy Kelly. The Mac and the Kelly have been dropped, leaving Killey, which is identical in meaning with Gill (see Gill), Indeed, in the Isle of Man, formerly, the same person was called Gill and Killey indifferently.

'The Clan of Mac Gilla Ceallaigh, the honourable.' The name is of late introduction, and is purely Manx.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Killy Last Name Facts

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

Killy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻲ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Killy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 344,115th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,842,766 people. The surname Killy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 30 percent of Killy live; 24 percent live in Western Europe and 19 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Killy is also the 226,170th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 1,224 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 39,774. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 24 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent are found and East Sepik, where 18 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in France, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Killy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Killy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Killy last name fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Killy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Killy last name is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Killy last name are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.7% registered with the party.

The amount Killy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning $38,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $50,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killey911,287/
Kielly91469/
Killoy91189/
Killay9189/
Killya914/
Killiy910/
Klly891/
Kielley83181/
Killooy834/
Killley832/
Killoyd831/
Kiellay830/
Killhay830/
Kelly80641,618/
Killi8013,796/
Killa804,359/
Kille802,103/
Kölly80166/
Cilly8061/
Kélly803/
Killé801/
Kllys801/
Kllay801/
Klley800/
Killiaya771/
Kly7556/
Kelley73189,935/
Cilley731,086/
Kellya73242/
Killie73205/
Quilly73178/
Killea73148/
Kellay7394/
Kiella7373/
Cillay7325/
Kuille7318/
Kielle7315/
Killeh7315/
Killee7314/
Kellly7310/
Killge7310/
Keelly739/
Killia739/
Külley739/
Kkille738/
Kelliy737/
Kelloy737/
Gkilla735/
Killai735/
Kellyh734/
Hkilla734/
Kellyy733/
Kiolli733/
Killei733/
Hkelly732/
Kielli732/
Killha732/
Kkelly731/
Kelluy731/
Killii731/
Kiolle731/
Killio731/
Killih731/
Killla731/
Killér731/
K'Illi731/
Gkilli731/
Ckelly731/
Kihlli731/
Kyllys731/
Cilloy730/
Kley677,548/
Klay672,872/
Quillay671,501/
Quilloy67976/
Kläy67880/
Killett67263/
Killich67217/
Quilley67185/
Kluy67171/
Kloy67127/
Chilley67102/
Kehelly6758/
Klyp6730/
Kliy6728/
Killeit6722/
Cuilley6711/
Klyy679/
Kquilli678/
Chillay677/
Killiss677/
Killait677/
Klyś677/
Klya677/
Klyt677/
Klle676/
Klla676/
Killedh675/
Klli674/
Killerr674/
Killaha673/
Killiea673/
Qkuille673/
Klyh673/
Klyo673/
Killeas672/
Kelliey672/
Killher672/
D'Kelly672/
Gkilles672/
Hkly672/
Gkly672/
Keelley671/
Khly671/
Killaja671/
Killipf671/
Kkielli671/
Quilliy671/
Gkelley671/
Killeer671/
Kielleh671/
Kellypp671/
Klyß671/
Kquille671/
Gkillis671/
Quielly671/
Klhy671/
Killiph671/
Kellley670/
Kaelley670/
Killipp670/
Koelley670/
Killerh670/
Kkelley670/
Kelloey670/

Killy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Killy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻠﻲkly-

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