Kilsen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Kilsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kilsen (33) may also be a first name.

Kilsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilsen is carried by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kilsen is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Kilsen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kilsen live; 53 percent live in South America and 47 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 33 people.

The surname Kilsen is most commonly occurring in Venezuela, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,314,868. In Venezuela it is primarily concentrated in: Zulia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Venezuela this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Kilsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kilsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kilsen last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielsen92245/
Kilshen927/
Kilsoen921/
Killsen920/
Klsen911/
Kiellsen863/
Killesen861/
Kilson83904/
Kelsen83784/
Klesen83502/
Kilgen8363/
Külsen8349/
Kilsan8310/
Kølsen837/
Kilzen833/
Kilsem833/
Klssen833/
Kylsen831/
Klessen77216/
Chilsen7782/
Kühlsen7728/
Kilsand7726/
Kielson7725/
Källsen7714/
Killson779/
Kuelsen778/
Kilshon776/
Küllsen775/
Kyllsen774/
Kilshan774/
Kilshin771/
Kellsen771/
Kilsoon771/
Kiltgen771/
Koelsen771/
Killgen771/
Kelshen770/
Klejn73293/
Klesn732/
Qlsen731/
Källåsen717/
Kilsingh714/
Cillesen712/
Kuehlsen712/
Kilshina712/
Kelschen710/
Killsing710/
Killeson710/
Kelson674,063/
Kiljan671,307/
Cillessen67443/
Klecan67397/
Clesen67242/
Kölsün67120/
Külgen6784/
Kleßen6778/
Kilcan6762/
Klejne6757/
Kölgen6740/
Kilgin6734/
Kelsin6734/
Klecán6713/
Köllschen6710/
Kylsán6710/
Cilsin679/
Celsen676/
Klejan674/
Klezon674/
Killesing674/
Cilson673/
Cülsen672/
Klezan672/
Kelsan672/
Kilzin672/
Klechn671/
Klegen671/
Kelgen671/
Kleson671/
Kelzen671/
Kilcàn671/
Kilcán671/
Klecon671/
Kiljon670/

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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
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  • 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 Kilsen
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