Kilnan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Kilnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales161:193,40812,484
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kilnan (11) may also be a first name.

Kilnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilnan is held by more people in Wales than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kilnan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kilnan is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kilnan reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Wales, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 193,408. In Wales it is most numerous in: Neath Port Talbot County Borough, where 94 percent are found and City and County of Cardiff, where 6 percent are found. Other than Wales it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Kilnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kilnan has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people carrying the Kilnan last name increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilnant921/
Killnan920/
Klnan911/
Kilnnang861/
Killnane860/
Klenan8327/
Kelnan836/
Klenanc7712/
Klinnan778/
Quilnan772/
Klemnan771/
Chilnan771/
Klennan770/
Clnan731/
Klinngan711/
Klingnan711/
Kelnahan710/
Quillnan710/
Klenhang710/
Klenon6718/
Clenan675/
Celnan671/
Kellinnan670/
Kelnon670/
Killinnon670/
Killennon670/

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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 Kilnan
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