Kiest Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Kiest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:1,485,487 | 101,350 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Kiest Demographics
Average Kiest Salary in
United States
$40,909 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Kiest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiest is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiest? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,022,958th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kiest reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 1,485,487. In The United States Kiest is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 33 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Tennessee, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Kiest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kiest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 678 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kiest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kiest last name are 5.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.5% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieist | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiesth | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kist | 89 | 7,261 | / |
| Kest | 89 | 694 | / |
| Keast | 80 | 5,218 | / |
| Keist | 80 | 706 | / |
| Kiste | 80 | 491 | / |
| Keste | 80 | 446 | / |
| Kesht | 80 | 261 | / |
| Kuest | 80 | 182 | / |
| Kuist | 80 | 77 | / |
| Kaist | 80 | 58 | / |
| Kisst | 80 | 49 | / |
| Koest | 80 | 43 | / |
| Keust | 80 | 28 | / |
| Kiist | 80 | 21 | / |
| Keest | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kiszt | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kistt | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kejst | 80 | 15 | / |
| Khist | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kaest | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kisht | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kesth | 80 | 6 | / |
| Koist | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khest | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keyst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kisth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kestz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiost | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khiste | 73 | 2,444 | / |
| Khesht | 73 | 426 | / |
| Keszte | 73 | 198 | / |
| Kaisth | 73 | 40 | / |
| Kaiste | 73 | 39 | / |
| Koiste | 73 | 29 | / |
| Khaist | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kaiset | 73 | 9 | / |
| Keaist | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kidste | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kayest | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khisht | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keisth | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuiste | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chiest | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keshte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keiste | 73 | 2 | / |
| Quiest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kirzst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaisht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kesths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khidst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kistte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuesth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keeast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kedste | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keatst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keeste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kisthe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keaste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khaieesth | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khojest | 67 | 10,572 | / |
| Kust | 67 | 1,726 | / |
| Küst | 67 | 267 | / |
| Kyst | 67 | 124 | / |
| Keşt | 67 | 67 | / |
| Käst | 67 | 52 | / |
| Cest | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kistova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kestová | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cist | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kjesæth | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kayesth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qist | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kestova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qest | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khayest | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kixt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaisset | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kistowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kieszcz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kesd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiiste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaiset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kext | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keischt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keisett | 67 | 0 | / |
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Kiest Reference & Research
Kiest DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Kiest FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiest
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis