Kils Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kils Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany901:894,50563,669
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kils (18) may also be a first name.

Kils Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kils (Russian: Килс) is found most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kils click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kils? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,589,322nd most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Kils is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kils reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kils is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 894,505. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent are found, Hesse, where 7 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Barring Germany Kils exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.

Kils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kils has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kils Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kills89168/
Kuils8985/
Kilås8931/
Kilss897/
Kiels893/
Kilså892/
Gkils891/
Kilsz891/
Kilse891/
Kilsh890/
Kls86312/
Kilsch8078/
Killes8072/
Kielsz8014/
Kiehls805/
Kihlås802/
Kilshe800/
Kielsh800/
Kilz75716/
Kels75586/
Kles75338/
Cils7551/
Küls7530/
Köls756/
Klsd752/
Kyls752/
Klse751/
Klst751/
Hkls751/
Ckls751/
Qkls751/
Qils751/
Kielsch733/
Gkilles732/
Kells673,944/
Keels673,044/
Kless671,118/
Kilje67930/
Kelsh67857/
Keuls67125/
Klesz67117/
Cills67109/
Chils6789/
Kålås6785/
Kelsz6767/
Kaels6750/
Kehls6743/
Källs6741/
Külls6727/
Kelse6726/
Klehs6725/
Kelss6724/
Klese6715/
Kelså6714/
Kelhs676/
Kylås674/
Ckles674/
Killz674/
Khlsh672/
Khlse672/
Kilce672/
Köhls672/
Kilshova671/
Kiełs671/
Klsch671/
Kilhz671/
Kühls671/
Klles671/
Kielz670/
Kylls670/

Kils Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kils in the Russian language
Килсkils-

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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
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  • 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 Kils
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