Kinlay Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Kinlay Surname Definition:

Usually the Scottish Mac Fhionn Laoich in Antrim; sometimes Irish Mac an Leagha (MacAlee) q.v. MIF 121

Kinlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England111:5,065,278148,650
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland441:85,0734,558
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Kinlay (611) may also be a first name.

Kinlay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Usually the Scottish Mac Fhionn Laoich in Antrim; sometimes Irish Mac an Leagha (MacAlee) q.v. MIF 121

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Kinlay Last Name Facts

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

Kinlay (Russian: Кинлай, Tibetan: ཀུན་ལེགས་) is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinlay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kinlay is the 1,596,935th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kinlay are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 337,969th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 611 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ireland, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 138,498. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Ireland Kinlay exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Kinlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kinlay has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Kinlay last name rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinlay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kinlay last name is principally Catholic (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kinlay last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Kinlay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinla91159/
Kinly9117/
Kinley835,493/
Kenlay8355/
Kinlai8310/
Kienly838/
Cinlay835/
Kinnly834/
Kinlah832/
Kuinla831/
Kienla831/
Kinlla831/
Kinloy831/
Kihnly830/
Kinlly830/
Kihnley7752/
Kinnley7728/
Kinlaje776/
Kinloye774/
Kinlaid772/
Kinlass771/
Kienley771/
Kinleah771/
Kinleye771/
Kinlaha771/
Kuinlai771/
Chinlay771/
Kiehnly770/
Kinlach770/
Kennlay770/
Quinlay770/
Kinnlly770/
Kenly73854/
Kinli73383/
Kinle73150/
Kenla73104/
Cinly7312/
Cinla731/
Qinly731/
Qinla731/
Knlaa731/
Kinnelly7154/
Quinllay711/
Kckinley711/
Kienle675,404/
Kenley672,201/
Kaenla67983/
Knelly67120/
Quinly67120/
Chinla67109/
Kenlly6781/
Kinlee6767/
Keenly6755/
Kienli6722/
Kennly6710/
Kinlahoue676/
Kenlah674/
Kihnle673/
Qinlai672/
Qunlay672/
Kühnly672/
Kenluy671/
Knella671/
Cinley671/
Cenlay671/
Kinleu671/
Kienlé671/
Knilla670/
Kinnelley670/
Qinley670/
Kenloy670/
Kionle670/
Kionli670/
Kehnly670/
Kinnilley670/

Kinlay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kinlay in the Tibetan language
ཀུན་ལེགས་künlek88.08
ཀུན་ལེགས།künlek9.27
ཀུན་ལེེགས་künlek0.66
ཀུུན་ལེགས་künlek0.66
ཀུན་ལེགསkünlek0.66
ཀུན་ལཻགས་künlaik0.66
Kinlay in the Russian language
Кинлайkinlaj-

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