Kies Surname

72,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kies Surname Definition:

“Tooth” in Dutch.

Kies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2781:159,11316,211
Germany1,4011:57,4637,436
Algeria1,1391:33,9176,178
South Africa1,0361:52,2956,613
Netherlands3111:54,3009,327
France1811:366,97654,730
Poland1081:351,93339,522
Canada731:504,73442,927
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Australia451:599,90442,958
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Austria301:283,84832,444
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:109,17110,893

The alternate forms: Kieś (652), Kiès (31) & Kiés (1) are calculated separately.

Kies (84) may also be a first name.

Kies Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Tooth” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kies (Hindi: किेस, Russian: Киес) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as: Kieś, Kiès or Kiés. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kies? popularity and diffusion

Kies is the 72,638th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,074,067 people. Kies is mostly found in Africa, where 32 percent of Kies are found; 29 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,046,220th most common first name in the world, held by 84 people.

Kies is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,278 people, or 1 in 159,113. In The United States Kies is mostly found in: Iowa, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Algeria, where 17 percent are found.

Kies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kies has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kies last name are 26.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kies earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.37% more than the national average, earning R 297,936 per year; in United States they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $42,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $46,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieś92652/
Kiès9231/
Kiés921/
Kiese896,731/
Kiess891,352/
Kaies89848/
Kiesz89522/
Kiejs8930/
Koies8912/
Keies898/
Kiesh897/
Khies895/
Kioes895/
Kiehs892/
Kuies891/
Kyies891/
Kiesø891/
Kis8632,624/
Kes869,014/
Kiesse804,296/
Khoies80661/
Kiehas80104/
Kiesch8099/
Kugies8044/
Khiesz8035/
Kaiyes805/
Kouies804/
Khiess802/
Koiyes802/
Kaiess802/
Kieish801/
Kioehs801/
Koiess801/
Khaies801/
Keiyes801/
Kaiesh801/
Kijese801/
Kojies801/
Kheies801/
Kuiesz800/
Kiesth800/
Kiss75181,099/
Keys7533,189/
Kesh7522,785/
Kish7518,156/
Kais759,833/
Kees758,170/
Kise757,338/
Khes756,996/
Kess756,286/
Kues755,622/
Kaes753,331/
Kese752,725/
Keis752,098/
Keus751,738/
Kois751,636/
Kuis75966/
Keas75826/
Kios75694/
Kieß75629/
Kyes75617/
Kieć75557/
Koes75500/
Kice75432/
Kiis75425/
Kehs75411/
Kisz75238/
Käis75155/
Kesz75151/
Khis75109/
Kihs7599/
Kiez7568/
Kkis7567/
Kejs7539/
Käes7531/
Kiçe7526/
Kyis7515/
Kiys7511/
Kiße759/
Kieč755/
Kjes752/
Kces752/
Kges752/
Kesd751/
Ckes751/
Keső751/
Kišs751/
Kkes751/
Ckis751/
Kqis751/
Kijs751/
Kiesche73215/
Kietsch7357/
Kiesová732/
Kaiyesh731/
Kejiese731/
Kiesova731/
Koiesse731/
Kiyeshe731/
Kaiesse731/
Khaiess731/
Kayes6728,475/
Keyes6726,826/
Kesse6717,638/
Kaise675,476/
Kaish674,033/
Chies673,184/
Keese673,100/
Kaiss671,989/
Khese671,824/
Kisch671,769/
Keays671,669/
Kiyas671,600/
Kijas671,475/
Keyse671,408/
Keshe671,399/
Kuijs671,182/
Khess671,101/
Kaesh671,022/
Kisse67841/
Keiss67839/
Koyes67790/
Kishe67705/
Khesh67588/
Khais67510/
Keise67504/
Kaess67437/
Keeys67366/
Kuess67353/
Keush67331/
Kiysh67317/
Kayis67316/
Kesch67306/
Kojis67273/
Keuss67222/
Koios67195/
Khise67179/
Keish67163/
Kaius67127/
Kaias67115/
Keyas67108/
Khish6799/
Kajis6793/
Kaios6793/
Kyese6793/
Keess6783/
Keais6782/
Quies6778/
Keysh6775/
Keyis6775/
Kissh6773/
Kuias6768/
Kowes6767/
Kuehs6761/
Kuish6755/
Kehse6755/
Koisz6752/
Cijes6751/
Koiss6751/
Keesh6750/
Kuise6748/
Keisz6748/
Kaesz6747/
Kiise6747/
Keizs6746/
Kiiss6745/
Kuizs6742/
Kiecz6739/
Kaisz6737/
Koyis6732/
Kehis6732/
Kaehs6732/
Keesz6732/
Koise6731/
Keuis6730/
Koish6730/
Keust6728/
Kease6727/
Kiias6726/
Kkese6725/
Kishz6724/
Koehs6722/
Gkois6722/
Kheys6721/
Kiist6721/
Khois6721/
Kiece6721/
Koess6721/
Keest6720/
Koesh6720/
Keuhs6719/
Käiss6719/
Kiszt6718/
Keišs6718/
Kawes6718/
Kedse6717/
Kistt6717/
Kejst6715/
Kajes6714/
Kehas6713/
Kejas6713/
Kojes6713/
Kyets6712/
Kheis6712/
Kiosz6712/
Käesz6712/
Khees679/
Kijos679/
Keshh679/
Kejos678/
Koues678/
Caies678/
Keuse677/
Kuisz677/
Kiyos677/
Keash676/
Kesth676/
Ceies676/
Kuice675/
Kkais675/
Keyos674/
Koist674/
Keysz674/
Kioss674/
Khoes674/
Keyus674/
Koice674/
Keios674/
Kūgis674/
Keeas673/
Keass673/
Kiits673/
Ckess672/
Kihss672/
Kaais672/
Kujis672/
Kaice672/
Kessz672/
Keaes672/
Keids672/
Keyys671/
Khaes671/
Kyesh671/
Keiez671/
Kedsh671/
Kaiis671/
Kesze671/
Keyss671/
Kioez671/
Kiosh671/
Kiyez671/
Kkesh671/
Kishh671/
Kuesh671/
Kuiez671/
Kuiis671/
Kesce671/
Kuyes671/
Kaues671/
Coies671/
Keshs671/
Kgish671/
Kejis671/
Kejss671/
Kiessova671/
Khiis671/
Khowiess671/
Kiois671/
Kishs671/
Kissň671/
Kjish671/
Kiyesova671/
Kiyts671/
Qaies671/
Cuies671/
Kaiys671/
Qiejs671/
Qiesj671/
Kujes671/
Kjyes671/
Kkesx671/
Kessd671/
Kiohs671/
Keice670/
Kjise670/
Kuiss670/
Hgkes670/
Kehes670/
Kezse670/
Keois670/
Ketsh670/

Kies Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kies in the Hindi language
किेसkiesa50
कीसkisa50
Kies in the Russian language
Киесkies-

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