Kieft Surname

156,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kieft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kieft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6621:10,1611,353
United States8501:426,42236,874
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Canada531:695,20056,020
Wales401:77,3636,557
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
England191:2,932,529101,561
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France71:9,488,960336,266
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Kieft (25) may also be a first name.

Kieft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kieft is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kieft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 156,768th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,610,153 people. The surname Kieft occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kieft live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kieft is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,662 people, or 1 in 10,161. In The Netherlands Kieft is primarily found in: North Holland, where 34 percent are found, Gelderland, where 19 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Kieft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kieft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kieft last name expanded 1,441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kieft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kieft are 27.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kieft earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.97% more than the national average, earning $52,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $48,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiefte91186/
Kiefft915/
Kift89635/
Keft89152/
Keift8025/
Kefte805/
Keaft802/
Koeft801/
Kheft801/
Kefth801/
Kifte801/
Khift801/
Kifft800/
Kieftová772/
Kiffte738/
Keefte731/
Kiewtt731/
Kievtt731/
Keefet730/
Keffth730/
Kaefft730/
Kevt67552/
Kaiphet67150/
Kewt67108/
Cift6786/
Kuiphet676/
Qeft674/
Ceft674/
Kiwt671/
Kyft671/
Kuft671/
Keifttz671/

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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
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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 Kieft
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