Kiesewetter Surname

92,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kiesewetter Surname Definition:

“Weather Watcher” in Old German (Kiese - Test).

Kiesewetter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1571:19,3662,559
United States6481:559,35046,103
Austria821:103,84714,900
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England61:9,286,343223,652
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Kiesewétter (1) are calculated separately.

Kiesewetter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Weather Watcher” in Old German (Kiese - Test).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kiesewetter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiesewetter is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Kiesewétter. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiesewetter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kiesewetter is the 92,269th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,406,862 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Kiesewetter are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,157 people, or 1 in 19,366. In Germany Kiesewetter is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 16 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Kiesewetter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kiesewetter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kiesewetter last name grew 1,662 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiesewetter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kiesewetter last name are 26.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kiesewetter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.79% more than the national average, earning R 553,188 per year; in United States they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $44,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $47,064 CAD per year.

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