Sixkiller Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sixkiller Surname User-submission:

The Sixkiller surname came from a fight between the Creeks and the Cherokees, where a destined Sixkiller killed six men before being killed himself and ever since this surname has been passed down.

Sixkiller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4781:758,28259,111
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sixkiller Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sixkiller surname came from a fight between the Creeks and the Cherokees, where a destined Sixkiller killed six men before being killed himself and ever since this surname has been passed down.

- Lucas Hawranke

Sixkiller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sixkiller is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sixkiller? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 634,180th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,150,823 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sixkiller are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 758,282. In The United States Sixkiller is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 35 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Sixkiller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sixkiller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sixkiller last name grew 47,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sixkiller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sixkiller last name are 6.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.21% being registered with the political party.

Sixkiller earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.7% less than the national average, earning $38,101 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sixkiler941/
Xixkiller891/
Siskiller891/
Siskler750/
Ciskler632/
Cyskler631/
Scheskler560/

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