Kievit Surname

157,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kievit Surname User-submission:

(Dutch) Nickname from kievit ('peewit', 'lapwing') of onomatopoeic origin, an extremely common bird of coastal marshlands.

Kievit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9131:8,8281,121
United States6911:524,54343,759
Canada501:736,91258,785
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Australia331:818,05251,601
Belgium121:958,05473,966
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kievit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch) Nickname from kievit ('peewit', 'lapwing') of onomatopoeic origin, an extremely common bird of coastal marshlands.

- paisley

Kievit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kievit is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kievit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 157,750th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,628,985 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kievit live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,913 people, or 1 in 8,828. In The Netherlands Kievit is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 48 percent reside, North Holland, where 9 percent reside and North Brabant, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands Kievit occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Kievit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kievit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kievit last name expanded 3,839 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kievit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kievit last name are 18.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Kievit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning R 242,424 per year; in United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $46,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieviet92559/
Kievith92135/
Kievitt9251/
Kievist921/
Kivit91491/
Kevit9179/
Kievieth861/
Kiviet831,139/
Kiewit83568/
Kevitt83234/
Kivite83184/
Kiivit83149/
Kivitt8361/
Kievid8352/
Kievet8337/
Keivit8334/
Kivist8328/
Kiovit8324/
Ketvit835/
Kevite834/
Khivit833/
Kieuit832/
Kijvit832/
Keavit831/
Keviet831/
Kiveit831/
Kivuit831/
Kevith830/
Keveit830/
Kivoit830/
Kiewiet772,967/
Kiewitt77736/
Kievets77248/
Kiviste7783/
Kiewidt779/
Kivitte774/
Keviett773/
Kivistø773/
Kaivait773/
Kiewoit772/
Kievett772/
Kieweit771/
Keveith771/
Kaiweit771/
Khetvit771/
Civit731,207/
Kiwit73213/
Cevit7374/
Kivet7349/
Kevet7347/
Kewit7314/
Kevid733/
Kiwet732/
Kivid732/
Kevät731/
Kiyevets719/
Koiviste718/
Kiewiett713/
Kieweits711/
Kivett672,120/
Kiwitt671,404/
Khibit67210/
Kiwiet67168/
Quevit6756/
Kiivet6755/
Kiwete6751/
Kevett6746/
Khuvit6745/
Civeit6744/
Kewitt6743/
Kivetz6719/
Kibitt6718/
Chivit6716/
Keveth6713/
Chevit6711/
Kaiwet6710/
Kiewet677/
Kevete676/
Kiwetz676/
Kiwith676/
Kuvait675/
Kivete674/
Koewit674/
Kuweit674/
Kivets673/
Kaivet672/
Kaweit672/
Kewite672/
Kuibet672/
Kyivyt672/
Keiwit671/
Kewith671/
Kewoit671/
Kevets671/
Kewiet671/
Khebit671/
Khiwit671/
Kjevitova671/
Kiwite671/
Kiwoit671/
Kuiwet671/
Kiwett671/
Keswit671/
Kckevitte670/
Keivet670/
Keewit670/

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