Kiel Surname
Approximately 16,074 people bear this surname
Kiel Surname Definition:
(German.) Local. Derived from the town of Kiel, in Lower Saxony.
Kiel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,732 | 1:53,841 | 6,445 |
| Germany | 4,707 | 1:17,103 | 2,256 |
| Netherlands | 764 | 1:22,104 | 3,535 |
| Denmark | 594 | 1:9,503 | 886 |
| Australia | 541 | 1:49,900 | 6,211 |
| Poland | 507 | 1:74,968 | 11,726 |
| Brazil | 426 | 1:502,522 | 18,942 |
| Vanuatu | 275 | 1:957 | 231 |
| Canada | 274 | 1:134,473 | 13,927 |
| Cambodia | 198 | 1:78,218 | 2,186 |
| Israel | 184 | 1:46,509 | 6,196 |
| England | 148 | 1:376,473 | 26,505 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| New Zealand | 89 | 1:50,880 | 8,201 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 | 1:12,518 | 834 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 653 | 1:76,905 | 8,178 |
Kiel (3,571) may also be a first name.
Kiel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German.) Local. Derived from the town of Kiel, in Lower Saxony.
Kiel Demographics
Kiel Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kiel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiel (Arabic: قيال, Russian: Киель) is held by more people in The United States 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 Kiel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,037th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 453,375 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kiel are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 118,498th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 3,571 people.
The last name Kiel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,732 people, or 1 in 53,841. In The United States Kiel is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found.
Kiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kiel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,031 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 370 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kiel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kiel surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kiel last name are 17.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.89% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kiel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning 327,875 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.55% less than the national average, earning R 146,028 per year; in United States they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $46,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,327 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kiel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiel in the Russian language | ||
| Киель | kiel | - |
| Kiel in the Arabic language | ||
| قيال | qyal | - |
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