Kilt Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

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

Kilt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Kilt (31) may also be a first name.

Kilt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilt (Hindi: किलत, Russian: Килт) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Kilt live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kilt is also the 1,874,099th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 31 people.

The surname Kilt is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea Kilt is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 89 percent live, Milne Bay, where 10 percent live and Jiwaka, where 2 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Kilt is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Kilt Last Name Statistics demography

Kilt earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning $38,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielt89449/
Kiltz89432/
Kilte8993/
Kislt891/
Klt865/
Killte803/
Killts802/
Kilthe802/
Kiltts800/
Kiltte800/
Kelt75923/
Klet75324/
Cilt75134/
Klæt7514/
Kild753/
Kltt753/
Klts752/
Kklt751/
Kqlt751/
Cklt751/
Khlt751/
Kiltova739/
Kiltsch733/
Killtts731/
Klett677,130/
Külte671,179/
Kiełt67366/
Költő67243/
Quilt67171/
Kelte6769/
Kledt6752/
Klæth6741/
Chilt6725/
Kellt6717/
Költz6710/
Kelth679/
Keldt678/
Kield673/
Kültz672/
Klete672/
Költe671/
Keltt671/
Kllte671/
Koelt671/
Cuilt671/
Kuelt671/
Kleht671/
Kőltő671/
Kaelt670/
Kleth670/

Kilt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilt in the Hindi language
किलतkilata-
Kilt in the Russian language
Килтkilt-

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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 Kilt
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