Kilts Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

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

Kilts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7251:499,94342,050
Papua New Guinea1331:61,3067,931
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:155,47614,316

Kilts (19) may also be a first name.

Kilts Last Name Facts

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

Kilts (Russian: Кильц) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kilts.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 400,040th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The last name Kilts is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Kilts are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kilts is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 725 people, or 1 in 499,943. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Iowa, where 13 percent are found and Michigan, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States Kilts exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kilts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kilts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kilts surname increased 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kilts last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kilts earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $42,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $40,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielts9110/
Killts912/
Kiltts910/
Klts892/
Kiltsch833/
Killtts831/
Klets804,010/
Kelts80450/
Kiltz80432/
Kieltsch77157/
Kiltsova7742/
Chilts7313/
Keltsh7310/
Kletzs734/
Kletts734/
Kieltz732/
Keltts732/
Kyolts732/
Kields731/
Kltsova67849/
Kilz67716/
Keltsch67201/
Kletsch67159/
Költsch6786/
Kilc672/
Klzs671/
Kletshe671/

Kilts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilts in the Russian language
Кильцkilc-

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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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  • 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 Kilts
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