Kewitz Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kewitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kewitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1141:72,2679,162
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
England81:6,964,757184,742
France51:13,284,544357,392
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kewitz Last Name Facts

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

Kewitz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kewitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 313,233rd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kewitz live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,114 people, or 1 in 72,267. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Kewitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kewitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kewitz surname grew 285 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kewitz Last Name Statistics demography

Kewitz earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $43,059 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiewitz92673/
Kiewietz86207/
Kiewittz866/
Keiwietz861/
Kiwitz83472/
Kevitz8340/
Kiewiz837/
Kywitz835/
Kewicz834/
Käwitz831/
Kewetz830/
Kewitzsch805/
Kiewicz77546/
Kaywitz7767/
Kiewits7735/
Keevitz776/
Kievitz772/
Kiewetz772/
Chewitz771/
Kiewiez771/
Khevitz771/
Kewic731/
Kiwiz731/
Kiewiets712,171/
Kewitsch71257/
Keiwiets713/
Kiewitts712/
Kieweits711/
Kivitz67193/
Kiwicz6742/
Käbitz6740/
Keuwez6730/
Kivetz6719/
Kiwits6712/
Kebetz6712/
Kiwetz676/
Kebicz673/
Kiewietts672/
Cewicz671/
Kiewitsch671/
Kybitz671/
Kebits671/
Kevicz671/
Kischwitz670/
Kewich670/

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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 Kewitz
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