View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Kiest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kiest is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kiest is the 1,022,958^th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name Kiest occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kiest reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Kiest is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 1,485,487. In The United States Kiest is most common in: Illinois, where 33 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Tennessee, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kiest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kiest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 678 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiest Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kiest surname are 5.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.5% registered with the political party.

Kiest earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $40,909 USD per year.