Kienast Surname

105,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kienast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kienast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1371:37,6724,976
Austria9561:8,9071,150
United States6211:583,67047,738
Switzerland3521:23,3323,690
Poland1201:316,74036,993
France721:922,538106,020
Canada381:969,62173,252
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Israel241:356,56829,419
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Kienast Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kienast has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kienast.

How Common Is The Last Name Kienast? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kienast is the 105,492nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,642,079 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kienast are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,137 people, or 1 in 37,672. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Kienast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kienast has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kienast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kienast surname are 27.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Kienast earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 172.22% more than the national average, earning R 646,908 per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $51,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiennast9383/
Kiehnast931/
Kiienast931/
Kinast922,634/
Kenast9236/
Keinast8682/
Kehnast8664/
Kuenast8624/
Khinast8622/
Kinasts864/
Kiinast861/
Kienost861/
Kinaste861/
Kienest860/
Kienastová821/
Kuehnast80138/
Keehnast8020/
Keinaste8015/
Kynast771,725/
Künast77231/
Kunast7756/
Kinest7745/
Kenost7726/
Kenest779/
Kinost775/
Kinastová753/
Kuehneast751/
Kühnast711,318/
Kuhnast7188/
Kinhest711/
Kinászt711/
Kehnest710/
Keinest710/
Keenest710/
Kaneaste670/
Künastová631/
Chenost578/
Ķīnasts571/
Kénoszt571/
Queenest531/
Kayhanost501/
Chenousth500/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kienast
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