Kail is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kail
No. of characters: 4
Origin: India
Meaning: Last name of Arab origin, qâ'il, which probably means a storyteller (QWL root). Alternatively, one that takes a nap (qyl root). But the name is also found in Alsace-Lorraine, where he is apparently a variant of Keil, nickname given to a great and powerful man.

How popular is Kail?

Kail is common in India.

Kail is ranked 68544 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kails grew by 25 per cent to 1940 since 2000 and ranked 15183 after elevating 1731 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.66 94.78
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.28 1.29
Hispanic or Latino 2.73 1.42
Others 2.01 1.16
Black 1.7 1.03
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.62 0.32
Kail is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Austria is ahead in terms of density. Around 6597 people have been found who wears Kail as their family name. Kail is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
44,793 Kyrgyzstan10
98,953 Belarus7
26,325 Mauritania5
22,232 Morocco3
119,730 Brazil3
108,034 Italy3
19,452 Malaysia3
10,329 Pakistan3
14,004 Hungary2
54,135 Philippines2
26,532 Chile2
54,641 Sweden2
151,601 Spain1
31,584 Peru1
53,033 Nigeria1
90,903 Moldova1
6,033 Benin1
11,486 Estonia1
8,268 Mauritius1
12,745 Luxembourg1
14,373 Jordan1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
7,292 Vietnam1
1,818 Guernsey1
50,549 Georgia1
42,479 Greece1
10,190 Bahrain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,427 Australia48
20,906 Israel47
92,266 Ukraine46
98,676 Canada27
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
96,920 Indonesia82
17,456 Switzerland63
Countries with hundreds of Kail:
11,594 Algeria536
27,922 France355
44,586 Russia325
4,544 Austria262
26,179 England183
11,039 Czech Republic161
20,634 Kazakhstan124
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Kail:
18,468 United States1,765
7,506 Germany1,278
31,834 India1,130
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Kail Namesakes

  • Aina Kaila, Author
  • Anjana Kaila, Mathematician
  • Zhang Kailin, Tennis Player
  • Eva Kaili, Member of Parliament
  • Shaji Kailas, Film director
  • Aina Kaila, Author
  • Shaji Kailas, Film director
  • Shaji Kailas, Film director
  • Lucille Kailer, Operatic soprano
  • Zhang Kailin, Tennis Player

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