Kilmister Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kilmister Surname Definition:

The name of Kilmister was represented in Alderley last century (Bigl.).

Kilmister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3511:158,74114,915
New Zealand1811:25,0184,374
Australia741:364,80730,412
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Wales121:257,87814,969
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kilmister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name of Kilmister was represented in Alderley last century (Bigl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kilmister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilmister (Russian: Килмистер) is found most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilmister? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kilmister is the 446,740th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name Kilmister occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kilmister reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

Kilmister is most common in England, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 158,741. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 19 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Kilmister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kilmister has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kilmister surname grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kilmister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kilmister last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kilmister earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.02% less than the national average, earning R 90,264 per year; in United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $46,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kilmister Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilmister in the Russian language
Килмистерkilmister-

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